Marcelino
Meaning
“Spanish diminutive of Marcelo, Latin for 'little warlike one'”
Marcelino around the world
One shared root links 19 names across 8 languages.
Shared root: from Latin Marcus, a Roman praenomen traditionally derived from Mars, the war god; Marcellus is its diminutive
The constellation
11 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marcelino peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
22,216 people · the #993 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 9,174 · median age 51
Among people named Marcelino living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 102 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Marcelino
Most people given the name Marcelino in the United States were born between 1970 and 2019. The Marcelino you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Marcelino deep dive
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