US rank #10073 Boys' name Peak 1986 378 births

Marcio — #10073 US boys' name

378 babies named Marcio in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s861990s772000s762010s742020s31
#10073
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Marcio was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

16 babies were named Marcio in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcio

The Social Security Administration has registered 378 babies named Marcio between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcio currently holds the #10073 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcio performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marcio shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marcio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcio 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 378 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.

Marcio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

378

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1986

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#10,073

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marcio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
16
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 202420162009200319951989198319711970 5

Marcio by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
86 births that decade — 23% of Marcio's all-time total
1970s341980s861990s772000s762010s742020s31

Marcio by state

Where Marcio concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marcio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 4.2%
California share of Marcio's total US births 4.2%

16 of 378 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcio?
378 babies have been named Marcio since 1970. It currently ranks #10073 among boys. The peak year was 1986 with 16 births.
When was Marcio most popular?
Marcio was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Marcio most popular?
The top states for the name Marcio are California (16 births).
How long has the name Marcio been used?
Marcio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marcio?
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, 1970–2024 (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.