Marco
Last seen for girls in 2008 at #13,832 · #370 for boys in 2025, 862 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1996 · 1,923 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 76,578since 1910
Marco over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Marco has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #370 | 862 | |
| 2024 | — | #386 | 843 | |
| 2023 | — | #382 | 836 | |
| 2022 | — | #371 | 878 | |
| 2021 | — | #399 | 786 | |
| 2020 | — | #393 | 786 | |
| 2019 | — | #379 | 831 | |
| 2018 | — | #360 | 918 | |
| 2017 | — | #336 | 1,010 | |
| 2016 | — | #326 | 1,063 | |
| 2015 | — | #320 | 1,086 | |
| 2014 | — | #309 | 1,129 | |
| 2013 | — | #285 | 1,216 | |
| 2012 | — | #272 | 1,304 | |
| 2011 | — | #280 | 1,257 | |
| 2010 | — | #264 | 1,312 | |
| 2009 | — | #242 | 1,464 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #224 | 1,678 |
| 2007 | — | #209 | 1,867 | |
| 2006 | — | #206 | 1,865 | |
| 2005 | — | #187 | 2,117 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #191 | 2,011 |
| 2003 | — | #192 | 1,960 | |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #186 | 2,027 |
| 2001 | — | #179 | 2,109 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #181 | 2,027 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #191 | 1,771 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #181 | 1,855 |
| 1997 | — | #176 | 1,924 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #174 | 1,923 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #179 | 1,765 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #184 | 1,688 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #190 | 1,647 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #197 | 1,574 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #202 | 1,515 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #226 | 1,342 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #234 | 1,154 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #228 | 1,081 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #243 | 959 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #246 | 912 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #241 | 965 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #244 | 896 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #243 | 909 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #228 | 1,033 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #246 | 905 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #233 | 1,010 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #234 | 956 |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | #243 | 854 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #242 | 850 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #251 | 789 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #261 | 755 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #259 | 750 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #252 | 778 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #267 | 729 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #280 | 746 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #293 | 707 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #313 | 595 |
| 1968 | — | #352 | 486 | |
| 1967 | — | #360 | 437 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #380 | 396 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #397 | 388 |
| 1964 | — | #425 | 355 | |
| 1963 | — | #435 | 336 | |
| 1962 | — | #448 | 313 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #537 | 220 |
| 1960 | — | #549 | 205 | |
| 1959 | — | #540 | 210 | |
| 1958 | — | #602 | 165 | |
| 1957 | — | #641 | 143 | |
| 1956 | — | #646 | 138 | |
| 1955 | — | #676 | 117 | |
| 1954 | — | #669 | 116 | |
| 1953 | — | #717 | 99 | |
| 1952 | — | #660 | 109 | |
| 1951 | — | #711 | 95 | |
| 1950 | — | #767 | 80 | |
| 1949 | — | #849 | 65 | |
| 1948 | — | #954 | 53 | |
| 1947 | — | #839 | 68 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,060 | 42 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,078 | 36 | |
| 1944 | — | #918 | 48 | |
| 1943 | — | #933 | 51 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,089 | 39 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,066 | 37 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,135 | 34 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,033 | 38 |
| 1938 | — | #977 | 42 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,271 | 27 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,150 | 33 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,094 | 36 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,126 | 36 | |
| 1931 | — | #879 | 53 | |
| 1930 | — | #928 | 52 | |
| 1929 | — | #983 | 47 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,228 | 34 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,028 | 46 | |
| 1926 | — | #980 | 49 | |
| 1925 | — | #916 | 54 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,093 | 43 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,057 | 45 | |
| 1922 | — | #958 | 53 | |
| 1921 | — | #991 | 50 | |
| 1920 | — | #987 | 48 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,230 | 33 | |
| 1918 | — | #966 | 48 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,152 | 34 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,013 | 40 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,037 | 38 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,019 | 30 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1910
The first year at least five boys were named Marco! It came in at #1,589, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1910, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Marco is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- California#272 · 1 in 1,254
- Texas#277 · 1 in 1,258
- Massachusetts#293 · 1 in 1,501
- Connecticut#296 · 1 in 1,398
- New Mexico#297 · 1 in 1,003
Best ever in a state: #82 in District of Columbia, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #272 | 151 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Texas | #277 | 136 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Massachusetts | #293 | 19 | 1 in 1,501 |
| Connecticut | #296 | 10 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Arizona | #297 | 28 | 1 in 1,165 |
| New Mexico | #297 | 7 | 1 in 1,003 |
| New York | #309 | 59 | 1 in 1,511 |
| New Jersey | #320 | 27 | 1 in 1,502 |
| Illinois | #325 | 36 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Florida | #352 | 53 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Nevada | #364 | 8 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Washington | #391 | 19 | 1 in 1,758 |
| Pennsylvania | #412 | 25 | 1 in 2,218 |
| Maryland | #457 | 11 | 1 in 2,268 |
| Utah | #460 | 9 | 1 in 2,133 |
| Virginia | #474 | 16 | 1 in 2,444 |
| Tennessee | #504 | 14 | 1 in 2,560 |
| Kansas | #509 | 6 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Georgia | #514 | 19 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Colorado | #545 | 9 | 1 in 2,870 |
| Ohio | #553 | 17 | 1 in 3,189 |
| North Carolina | #562 | 16 | 1 in 3,190 |
| Michigan | #580 | 13 | 1 in 3,305 |
| Indiana | #605 | 10 | 1 in 3,276 |
| Minnesota | #644 | 7 | 1 in 3,591 |
| Kentucky | #656 | 5 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Alabama | #667 | 6 | 1 in 3,669 |
| Oklahoma | #704 | 5 | 1 in 3,591 |
| Wisconsin | #778 | 5 | 1 in 4,865 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2024 (#386 → #370)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#393 → #370)
- 50 spots since 2015 (#320 → #370)
- Biggest jump: 256 spots in 1938 (#1,233 → #977)
- Biggest drop: 264 spots in 1919 (#966 → #1,230)
Rise & fade · boys
86 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1996 at #174 (1,923 births)
- Births halved by 2018, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 91 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1947–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 921
- Highest: 1 in 921 boys born in 2001 were named Marco (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,982 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #174 in 1996, was only 1 in 985 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 25.0% of all boys named Marco (19,125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 276 | #966 (1918) | #1,133 |
| 1920s | 469 | #916 (1925) | #1,022 |
| 1930s | 373 | #879 (1931) | #1,099 |
| 1940s | 473 | #839 (1947) | #992 |
| 1950s | 1,272 | #540 (1959) | #663 |
| 1960s | 3,731 | #313 (1969) | #420 |
| 1970s | 7,914 | #234 (1979) | #258 |
| 1980s | 9,824 | #228 (1988) | #239 |
| 1990s | 17,004 | #174 (1996) | #190 |
| 2000s | 19,125 | #179 (2001) | #200 |
| 2010s | 11,126 | #264 (2010) | #313 |
| 2020s | 4,991 | #370 (2025) | #384 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marco in 2021
boys
#399
786 births · 1 in 2,226 boys
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,226 of them was named Marco, which outranked 97.2% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Marco
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.