Marcelino is a boy's name of Portuguese origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 103 boys in the United States.
Marcelino belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Marcelino first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #831 in 1929, and in 2024 103 babies received the name — 7,372 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Marcelino is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Portuguese origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Marcelino is a boy name. In 2024, 103 babies received the name in the US.
Marcelino comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Marcelino first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #831 in 1929, and 103 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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