Marcellino
A diminutive of Marcello, a masculine Italian name meaning "little warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 256 living Americans carry the first name Marcellino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Marcellino today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marcellino births was 2015 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marcellino. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
256
~ 1 in 1,338,884 Americans
Peak year
2015
11 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2022 SSA rank
#8,732
Tracked since 1917
Census
Marcellino in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 320 people with the first name Marcellino, which placed it at #28,183 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,183
National first-name rank
People counted
320
320 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
53.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marcellino
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marcellino is Hispanic at 53.8%. The next largest groups are White (30.9%) and Black (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marcellino described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Marcellino at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino53.8% · 172
- White30.9% · 99
- Black or African American5.6% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.4% · 14
- Two or more races3.8% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 5
Popularity
Marcellino: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marcellino from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 55 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Marcellino remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marcellino by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Marcellino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marcellinos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Marcellino
Marcellino is a masculine given name derived from the Roman family name Marcellus, which itself is thought to have originated from the Latin word "marcere" meaning "to be withered" or "to decay". The name first appeared in ancient Rome, where it was borne by several notable historical figures.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Marcellino can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Livy, who mentioned a Marcellinus who lived in the 3rd century BC. Another early bearer of the name was Marcellinus, a Christian martyr who was killed during the Diocletian persecution in the early 4th century AD.
During the Middle Ages, the name Marcellino became popular among Christians, particularly in Italy and other parts of Europe. One notable bearer of the name from this period was Marcellino da Civezza, an Italian Franciscan friar and writer who lived in the 16th century.
In the 17th century, Marcellino Venuti was an Italian engraver and art historian who made significant contributions to the study of ancient Roman art and architecture. Another notable figure from this time was Marcellino Severoli, an Italian composer and organist who worked in the Papal Chapels in Rome.
The 19th century saw the birth of Marcellino Menéndez y Pelayo, a Spanish scholar and literary critic who made important contributions to the study of Spanish literature and history. He lived from 1856 to 1912.
In the 20th century, one of the most famous bearers of the name was Marcellino Massimo Cavaglieri, an Italian diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of War for the Kingdom of Italy during World War I. He lived from 1863 to 1926.
While the name Marcellino has its roots in ancient Rome, it has been used across various cultures and regions over the centuries, particularly in Italy and other parts of Europe. The name continues to be used today, albeit less commonly than in previous eras.
People
Marcellino + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcellino as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marcellino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcellino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 256 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marcellino going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,338,884 US residents.
Is Marcellino a common name?
We classify Marcellino as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 299 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marcellino most popular?
The single biggest year for Marcellino was 2015, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marcellino is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Marcellino in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 320 people with the name Marcellino, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,183 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Marcellino in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Marcellino?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marcellino appears almost entirely male. Of the 315 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Marcellino?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marcellino is Hispanic at 53.8%. The next largest groups are White (30.9%) and Black (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Marcellino most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Marcellino in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.8% (172 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Marcellino in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marcellino a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marcellino in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Marcellino still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marcellino in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Marcellino can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Marcellino?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.