Boys' name · since 1964
Marcum
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Marcum, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marcum is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 20 have been recorded since 1964.
Marcum has 20 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1984.
- #29,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcum ranks #29,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marcum's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marcum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcum splits its recorded history at 1971: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births).
Marcum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1984
- Peak year (1964)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Marcum by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Marcum's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Marcum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marcum's data
- Marcum's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marcum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1964–1984 (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 Marcum 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.