Boys' name · since 1988

Marckus

71 babies named Marckus in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,749 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade

Marckus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 71 recorded since 1988.

Social Security Administration records show Marckus recorded 71 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2015.

  • #19,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 71 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marckus ranks #19,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,749 of 45,481
all-time among boys
71
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marckus's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marckus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Marckus's full recorded timeline at 1999, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Marckus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
4681012 19881989199019921994199920032005200620072015 6

Marckus by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (29 births, 41% of the file).

2000s was Marckus's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Marckus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 29 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marckus?
71 babies have been named Marckus since 1988. All-time, it sits at #19,749 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
Where does Marckus sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marckus ranks #19,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marckus most popular?
Marckus was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Marckus been used?
The SSA has tracked Marckus since 1988 -- 28 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Marckus?
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.

What to do with Marckus's data

  • Marckus's decade-level peak was the 2000s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Marckus

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marckus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2015 (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 Marckus 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.