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Marcos and Marcus side by side: Marcos peaked in 2001 and Marcus in 1984; in 2025 they were given to 579 and 1,341 babies.

Marcos and Marcus, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Marcos and Marcus births by year2k4k6k8k18801900192019401960198020002025MarcusMarcos
Marcos and Marcus births by year2k4k6k8k18801900192019401960198020002025MarcusMarcos
Marcos and Marcus births by year2k4k6k8k1880190519301955198020052025MarcusMarcos
Marcos and Marcus births by year2k4k6k8k1880193019802025MarcusMarcos

Girls and boys together; Marcos solid, Marcus dashed.

Marcos and Marcus compared
MarcosMarcus
Births 20255791,341
Rank 2025#517 among boys’ names#258 among boys’ names
Recorded since 188053,742242,999
Peak year20011984
Girls0.3%1%
Alive, estimated50,000217,000
Median age2636

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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