Recorded 1970–2023 Boys' name Peak 1980 239 births

Marcas — boys' name

239 babies named Marcas in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s861990s422000s492010s252020s5
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Marcas was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marcas in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcas

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Marcas between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marcas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marcas at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

239

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

1980

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Marcas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
11
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
4681012 20232008200119931987198219751970 6

Marcas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
86 births that decade — 36% of Marcas's all-time total
1970s321980s861990s422000s492010s252020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcas?
239 babies have been named Marcas since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 11 births.
When was Marcas most popular?
Marcas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Marcas been used?
Marcas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Marcas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.