US rank #12731 Boys' name Peak 1996 467 births

Marcin — #12731 US boys' name

467 babies named Marcin in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1051990s1682000s1312010s472020s16
#12731
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

1996
Single peak year

25 babies were named Marcin in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcin

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Marcin between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcin currently holds the #12731 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marcin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Marcin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcin 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 467 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.

Marcin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

467

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

1996

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,731

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marcin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
25
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Marcin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
168 births that decade — 36% of Marcin's all-time total
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Marcin by state

Where Marcin concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marcin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
139 29.8%
#2 New York
55 11.8%
Illinois share of Marcin's total US births 29.8%
Even split

139 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcin?
467 babies have been named Marcin since 1981. It currently ranks #12731 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 25 births.
When was Marcin most popular?
Marcin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Marcin most popular?
The top states for the name Marcin are Illinois (139 births), New York (55 births).
How long has the name Marcin been used?
Marcin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marcin?
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, 1981–2024 (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.