Boys' name · since 1917
Marciano
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 1,282 babies named Marciano, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,189 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,282
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,282 babies have been named Marciano since 1917, making it today's #3189 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Marciano recorded 1,282 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #3189 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #4,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,189 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,282 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marciano ranks #4,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,189 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,282 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,189 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,282
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marciano's 1,282 recorded births place it above 90.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Marciano compares
1,282 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marciano's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marciano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,282 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marciano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marciano's full recorded timeline at 1981, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marciano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Marciano by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (316 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Marciano's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marciano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 91
1950s
91 births
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
209 births
- 2010s
2010s
316 births
- 2020s
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 316 births (25% of all-time use).
How Marciano compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marciano's total volume
Marciano by state
Where Marciano concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 206 | 16.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 38 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.4% |
206 of 1,282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Marciano's data
- Marciano's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (316 total births) through the 2020s (186) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marcianos (206 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marciano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marciano draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.