Marc
Last seen for girls in 2000 at #9,163 · #1,235 for boys in 2025, 162 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 1970 · 5,009 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 140,604since 1901
Marc over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,235 | 162 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,193 | 172 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,098 | 194 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,099 | 195 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,006 | 217 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,086 | 182 | |
| 2019 | — | #961 | 222 | |
| 2018 | — | #830 | 269 | |
| 2017 | — | #786 | 298 | |
| 2016 | — | #693 | 356 | |
| 2015 | — | #673 | 377 | |
| 2014 | — | #639 | 411 | |
| 2013 | — | #650 | 376 | |
| 2012 | — | #604 | 419 | |
| 2011 | — | #571 | 438 | |
| 2010 | — | #579 | 437 | |
| 2009 | — | #558 | 472 | |
| 2008 | — | #455 | 609 | |
| 2007 | — | #444 | 632 | |
| 2006 | — | #407 | 727 | |
| 2005 | — | #380 | 760 | |
| 2004 | — | #333 | 899 | |
| 2003 | — | #322 | 920 | |
| 2002 | — | #283 | 1,069 | |
| 2001 | — | #262 | 1,246 | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #229 | 1,485 |
| 1999 | — | #235 | 1,369 | |
| 1998 | — | #241 | 1,291 | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #231 | 1,337 |
| 1996 | — | #232 | 1,292 | |
| 1995 | — | #222 | 1,336 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #213 | 1,355 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #215 | 1,404 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #213 | 1,448 |
| 1991 | — | #196 | 1,581 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #163 | 1,902 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #160 | 1,893 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #149 | 1,873 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #143 | 1,967 |
| 1986 | #4,186 | 19 | #137 | 2,032 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #129 | 2,161 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | #131 | 2,102 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #125 | 2,091 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #138 | 2,043 |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | #134 | 2,047 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #119 | 2,310 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #119 | 2,267 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #107 | 2,480 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #101 | 2,601 |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | #99 | 2,598 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #89 | 2,822 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 | #85 | 3,108 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #81 | 3,275 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #83 | 3,465 |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | #70 | 4,212 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 | #60 | 5,009 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | #63 | 4,500 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #84 | 3,537 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #101 | 3,101 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | #105 | 2,972 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #108 | 3,051 |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | #113 | 3,084 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #123 | 2,893 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #122 | 2,943 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #133 | 2,708 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #136 | 2,586 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #140 | 2,506 |
| 1958 | — | #145 | 2,404 | |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #139 | 2,481 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #135 | 2,430 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #126 | 2,632 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #133 | 2,403 |
| 1953 | — | #144 | 1,979 | |
| 1952 | — | #153 | 1,838 | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #147 | 1,775 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #167 | 1,503 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #167 | 1,396 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #175 | 1,255 |
| 1947 | — | #191 | 1,061 | |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #215 | 790 |
| 1945 | — | #221 | 613 | |
| 1944 | — | #351 | 292 | |
| 1943 | — | #410 | 225 | |
| 1942 | — | #415 | 219 | |
| 1941 | — | #406 | 207 | |
| 1940 | — | #528 | 122 | |
| 1939 | — | #675 | 77 | |
| 1938 | — | #683 | 78 | |
| 1937 | — | #817 | 56 | |
| 1936 | — | #917 | 45 | |
| 1935 | — | #778 | 63 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,059 | 38 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,230 | 29 | |
| 1932 | — | #980 | 45 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,589 | 20 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,132 | 38 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,237 | 32 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,272 | 32 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,372 | 29 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,404 | 27 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,534 | 24 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,329 | 31 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,589 | 23 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,434 | 27 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,642 | 22 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,882 | 17 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,043 | 14 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,070 | 13 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
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| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1901
The first year at least five boys were named Marc! It came in at #943, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1902–1907, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Marc is popular in 1958
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Hampshire#35 · 1 in 142
- Rhode Island#38 · 1 in 164
- Maine#49 · 1 in 215
- Massachusetts#60 · 1 in 406
- Connecticut#82 · 1 in 576
Best ever in a state: #31 in New Hampshire, 1959.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #35 | 44 | 1 in 142 |
| Rhode Island | #38 | 54 | 1 in 164 |
| Maine | #49 | 50 | 1 in 215 |
| Massachusetts | #60 | 141 | 1 in 406 |
| Connecticut | #82 | 46 | 1 in 576 |
| New York | #85 | 363 | 1 in 498 |
| New Jersey | #87 | 103 | 1 in 592 |
| Nevada | #97 | 7 | 1 in 374 |
| Vermont | #97 | 7 | 1 in 568 |
| Kansas | #99 | 45 | 1 in 520 |
| North Dakota | #111 | 13 | 1 in 572 |
| California | #118 | 296 | 1 in 590 |
| Iowa | #120 | 37 | 1 in 822 |
| Washington | #123 | 49 | 1 in 643 |
| Pennsylvania | #124 | 132 | 1 in 934 |
| District of Columbia | #125 | 22 | 1 in 678 |
| Michigan | #127 | 127 | 1 in 778 |
| Oregon | #130 | 24 | 1 in 702 |
| Indiana | #131 | 63 | 1 in 869 |
| Minnesota | #132 | 40 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Ohio | #138 | 130 | 1 in 880 |
| Montana | #141 | 11 | 1 in 697 |
| Wisconsin | #146 | 34 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Illinois | #150 | 117 | 1 in 974 |
| Maryland | #156 | 30 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Nebraska | #156 | 15 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Utah | #162 | 13 | 1 in 900 |
| West Virginia | #169 | 18 | 1 in 1,195 |
| South Dakota | #170 | 7 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Colorado | #171 | 19 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Florida | #173 | 48 | 1 in 1,077 |
| Hawaii | #181 | 8 | 1 in 895 |
| Missouri | #188 | 37 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Virginia | #196 | 30 | 1 in 1,449 |
| Idaho | #204 | 6 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Oklahoma | #222 | 15 | 1 in 1,577 |
| New Mexico | #227 | 9 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Arizona | #230 | 11 | 1 in 1,401 |
| Kentucky | #231 | 19 | 1 in 1,890 |
| Louisiana | #251 | 26 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Texas | #294 | 62 | 1 in 1,977 |
| Georgia | #295 | 18 | 1 in 2,692 |
| Tennessee | #296 | 13 | 1 in 3,088 |
| North Carolina | #309 | 18 | 1 in 2,915 |
| South Carolina | #352 | 7 | 1 in 4,146 |
| Alabama | #449 | 6 | 1 in 6,374 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 42 spots since 2024 (#1,193 → #1,235)
- 149 spots since 2020 (#1,086 → #1,235)
- 562 spots since 2015 (#673 → #1,235)
- Biggest jump: 609 spots in 1932 (#1,589 → #980)
- Biggest drop: 250 spots in 1933 (#980 → #1,230)
Rise & fade · boys
69 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1901
- Peaked 1970 at #60 (5,009 births)
- Births halved by 1978, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1968–1976
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1935–2019
Share of babies · boys
1 in 371
- Highest: 1 in 371 boys born in 1970 were named Marc (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,544 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
- 22.6% of all boys named Marc (31,837) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 19 | #943 (1901) | #1,066 |
| 1910s | 105 | #1,417 (1912) | #1,955 |
| 1920s | 270 | #1,237 (1929) | #1,440 |
| 1930s | 489 | #675 (1939) | #986 |
| 1940s | 6,180 | #167 (1949) | #308 |
| 1950s | 21,951 | #126 (1955) | #143 |
| 1960s | 31,375 | #63 (1969) | #109 |
| 1970s | 31,837 | #60 (1970) | #89 |
| 1980s | 20,519 | #119 (1980) | #137 |
| 1990s | 14,315 | #163 (1990) | #216 |
| 2000s | 8,819 | #229 (2000) | #367 |
| 2010s | 3,603 | #571 (2011) | #699 |
| 2020s | 1,122 | #1,006 (2021) | #1,120 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marc in 1958
boys
#145
2,404 births · 1 in 883 boys
Top boys' names in 1958
More about 1958
boys
2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 883 of them was named Marc, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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