US rank #3897 Boys' name Peak 2013 1,245 births

Marciano — #3897 US boys' name

1,245 babies named Marciano in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s451930s311940s171950s911960s681970s831980s1071990s1182000s2092010s3162020s149
#3897
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Marciano was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

42 babies were named Marciano in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marciano

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,245 babies named Marciano between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marciano currently holds the #3897 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marciano performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 316 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Marciano shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 200 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Marciano in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marciano 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 1,245 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.

Marciano at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,245

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2013

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,897

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marciano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
42
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Marciano by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
316 births that decade — 25% of Marciano's all-time total
1910s111920s451930s311940s171950s911960s681970s831980s1071990s1182000s2092010s3162020s149

Marciano by state

Where Marciano concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Marciano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
200 16.1%
#2 Texas
38 3.1%
#3 Arizona
6 0.5%
#4 Michigan
5 0.4%
#5 Minnesota
5 0.4%
California share of Marciano's total US births 16.1%
Even split

200 of 1,245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marciano?
1,245 babies have been named Marciano since 1917. It currently ranks #3897 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 42 births.
When was Marciano most popular?
Marciano was most popular in the 2010s decade with 316 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Marciano most popular?
The top states for the name Marciano are California (200 births), Texas (38 births), Arizona (6 births).
How long has the name Marciano been used?
Marciano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marciano?
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.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.