Boys' name · since 1910
Marco
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 76,578 babies named Marco, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 76,578
- born since 1910
- 2000s
- peak decade
76,578 babies have been named Marco since 1910, making it today's #370 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marco has been recorded 76,578 times among boys since 1910, currently ranked #370 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #381 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #370 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 76,578 born since 1910
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marco ranks #381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #370 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 76,578 born since 1910, peaking in the 2000s.
- #381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 76,578
- born since 1910
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marco's 76,578 recorded births place it above 99.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marco compares
76,578 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Marco's all-time total is 208x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 76,578 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,117 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marco's full recorded timeline at 1968, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 2,117 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marco popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 2,117
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Marco popularity over time - girls
339 total births recorded since 1939 (Marco as girls' name)
Marco by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19,125 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Marco's strongest decade.
19,125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 276
1910s
276 births
- 1920s 469
1920s
469 births
- 1930s 373
1930s
373 births
- 1940s 473
1940s
473 births
- 1950s 1,272
1950s
1,272 births
- 1960s 3,731
1960s
3,731 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,914 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,824 births
- 1990s
1990s
17,004 births
- 2000s
2000s
19,125 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,126 births
- 2020s 4,991
2020s
4,991 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19,125 births (25% of all-time use).
How Marco 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 Marco's total volume
Marco by state
Where Marco concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21,204 | 27.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14,583 | 19.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,612 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,430 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 3,299 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 2,862 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,195 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,544 | 2.0% |
21,204 of 76,578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Marco appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marco's data
- Marco's decade-level peak was the 2000s (19,125 total births); usage has since declined to 4,991 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marcos (21,204 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 Marco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Marco 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.