Marcelo

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Marcelo: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Marcelo: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,683 in 2018, and it stood at #2,088 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1683highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1998	#2901
1999	#2097
2000	#2501
2001	#2587
2002	#3225
2007	#3589
2008	#2775
2009	#3227
2010	#4678
2011	#2613
2012	#3416
2013	#3822
2014	#2248
2015	#1902
2016	#2027
2017	#2172
2018	#1683
2019	#2104
2020	#3334
2021	#2730
2022	#2320
2023	#2007
2024	#2088

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 24 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1683 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2088 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Marcelo by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Marcelo in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	11	3 of 10	4
2000s	26	6 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	85	10 of 10	9
2020s	43	5 of 10	9

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Marcelo appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1683 in England and Wales in 2018.

Marcelo's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2088	11	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2007	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2320	9	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2730	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2104	10	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1683	14	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2172	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2027	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1902	12	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2248	9	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3416	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2613	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2775	6	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3589	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2097	5	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2901	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,683, first reached in 2018.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in England and Wales in 2018.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#2,088position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
14births registered in its largest year, 2018Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Marcellus · #1534, 19y
Marcia · #354, 36y
Marcie · #350, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Bobby-Joe · #1683, 22y
Hamilton · #1683, 21y
Bahar · #1681, 26y
Serafina · #1681, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Bobby-Joe · #1683, 22y
Hamilton · #1683, 21y
Bahar · #1681, 26y
Serafina · #1681, 25y

Marcelo and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Marcelo without appearing here.

Marcelo moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2007 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2088 and #5119.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2730 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2007 and #4991.
Aria Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3416 and #3039 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #1902 and #4747.
Brent Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #1902 and #4747.

Moved ahead of Marcelo

Kasper Compare
In 1999 they stood at #2097 and #2425 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #2501 and #1889.
Arlo Compare
In 1999 they stood at #2097 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #2501 and #2142.
Matheo Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2730 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2320 and #2018.
Harper Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2097 and #2425 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2001 that had become #2587 and #2587.

Moved the same way as Marcelo

Aksel Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Marcelo went from #3589 to #2088 and Aksel from #3589 to #1132.
Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Marcelo went from #3589 to #2088 and Matheo from #4333 to #1517.
Braxton Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Marcelo went from #4678 to #2088 and Braxton from #4678 to #2088.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1683 in England and Wales in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Marcelo

Marcelo at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Marcelo by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Marcelo appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Marcelo and the names beside it

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Marcelo at a glance

Marcelo by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Marcelo and the names beside it

Marcelo moved ahead of

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