The first name Marcelino
A boy’s name.
4 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Marcelino last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marcelino with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marcelino at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 102 boys born in the United States were named Marcelino, the 1,649th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 130 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Marcelino
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marcelino Júnior Lopes ArrudaBrazilian association football player, born 1989
- Marcelino NúñezChilean association football player, born 2000
- Marcelino GálatasFootballer (1903-1994)
- Marcelino MorenoArgentinian association football player, born 1994
- Marcelino Hernández RodríguezBishop of Colima, Mexico, born 1946
- Marcelino Antonio MaralitFilipino Roman Catholic bishop, born 1969
Questions
- How popular is the name Marcelino?
- In 2013, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Marcelino, ranking 4,685th.
- Is Marcelino a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 7,476 US babies named Marcelino since 1880 were boys.
- When was Marcelino most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 130 babies were named Marcelino, its highest rank at 1,286th.
- Is Marcelino also a surname?
- Yes. Marcelino is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.