Boys' name · since 1888
Marcos
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 53,580 babies named Marcos, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #516 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,580
- born since 1888
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marcos is the #516 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 53,580 recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcos has been recorded 53,580 times among boys since 1888, currently ranked #516 nationally and more common than 96% 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 1888 to 2025.
- #487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #516 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 53,580 born since 1888
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcos ranks #487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #516 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 53,580 born since 1888, peaking in the 2000s.
- #487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #516 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,580
- born since 1888
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marcos's 53,580 recorded births place it above 98.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marcos compares
53,580 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Marcos's all-time total is 145x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marcos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53,580 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,415 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marcos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcos splits its recorded history at 1965: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 1,415 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcos popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 1,415
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Marcos popularity over time - girls
162 total births recorded since 1926 (Marcos as girls' name)
Marcos by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13,593 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Marcos's strongest decade.
13,593 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marcos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s 209
1910s
209 births
- 1920s 467
1920s
467 births
- 1930s 399
1930s
399 births
- 1940s 555
1940s
555 births
- 1950s 1,062
1950s
1,062 births
- 1960s 2,200
1960s
2,200 births
- 1970s 4,610
1970s
4,610 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,922 births
- 1990s
1990s
11,791 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,593 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,030 births
- 2020s 3,704
2020s
3,704 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13,593 births (25% of all-time use).
How Marcos 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 Marcos's total volume
Marcos by state
Where Marcos concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,625 | 29.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11,903 | 22.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,310 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,644 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 2,494 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,178 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 1,522 | 2.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,122 | 2.1% |
15,625 of 53,580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Marcos appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marcos's data
- Marcos's decade-level peak was the 2000s (13,593 total births); usage has since declined to 3,704 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marcoss (15,625 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 Marcos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Marcos 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.