Boys' name · since 1892
Marko
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 4,439 babies named Marko, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,439
- born since 1892
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marko currently ranks #2058 among boys' names in America, with 4,439 babies recorded since 1892.
Marko has 4,439 recorded births among boys since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2058 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #1,929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,058 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,439 born since 1892
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marko ranks #1,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,058 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,439 born since 1892, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,439
- born since 1892
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marko's 4,439 recorded births place it above 95.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marko compares
4,439 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Marko's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,439 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 138 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marko's full recorded timeline at 1976, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 138 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Marko by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,041 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Marko's strongest decade.
1,041 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Marko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 100
1920s
100 births
- 1930s 37
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 113
1950s
113 births
- 1960s 223
1960s
223 births
- 1970s 354
1970s
354 births
- 1980s
1980s
513 births
- 1990s
1990s
565 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,041 births
- 2010s
2010s
989 births
- 2020s
2020s
446 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,041 births (23% of all-time use).
How Marko 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 Marko's total volume
Marko by state
Where Marko concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 638 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 515 | 11.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 334 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 210 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 131 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 110 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 99 | 2.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 79 | 1.8% |
638 of 4,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Marko appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marko's data
- Marko's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,041 total births) through the 2020s (446) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Markos (638 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 Marko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Marko 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.