Boys' name · since 1978
Markcus
192 babies named Markcus in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,218 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 192
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markcus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 192 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Markcus recorded 192 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2014.
- #13,218 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 192 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markcus ranks #13,218 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,218 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 192
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Markcus's 192 recorded births place it above 70.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Markcus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Markcus's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Markcus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2014
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Markcus by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (80 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Markcus's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Markcus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 80 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Markcus's decade-level peak was the 1980s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 13 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Markcus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1978–2014 (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 Markcus 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.