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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
140,604
since 1901

Marc over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #60, 1970boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,235162
2024—#1,193172
2023—#1,098194
2022—#1,099195
2021—#1,006217
2020—#1,086182
2019—#961222
2018—#830269
2017—#786298
2016—#693356
2015—#673377
2014—#639411
2013—#650376
2012—#604419
2011—#571438
2010—#579437
2009—#558472
2008—#455609
2007—#444632
2006—#407727
2005—#380760
2004—#333899
2003—#322920
2002—#2831,069
2001—#2621,246
2000#9,16310#2291,485
1999—#2351,369
1998—#2411,291
1997#12,0706#2311,337
1996—#2321,292
1995—#2221,336
1994#13,4305#2131,355
1993#10,5887#2151,404
1992#10,4797#2131,448
1991—#1961,581
1990#10,1937#1631,902
1989#8,0379#1601,893
1988#6,66611#1491,873
1987#5,61313#1431,967
1986#4,18619#1372,032
1985#3,85221#1292,161
1984#3,61322#1312,102
1983#4,47616#1252,091
1982#6,37110#1382,043
1981#5,57112#1342,047
1980#6,31910#1192,310
1979#4,84214#1192,267
1978#6,9488#1072,480
1977#5,21312#1012,601
1976#4,15415#992,598
1975#3,95016#892,822
1974#3,42619#853,108
1973#4,15514#813,275
1972#3,89415#833,465
1971#2,95523#704,212
1970#2,77925#605,009
1969#2,91721#634,500
1968#3,05718#843,537
1967#3,21116#1013,101
1966#3,55813#1052,972
1965#4,4949#1083,051
1964#4,6369#1133,084
1963#3,80112#1232,893
1962#5,8606#1222,943
1961#5,8516#1332,708
1960#4,4379#1362,586
1959#5,0317#1402,506
1958—#1452,404
1957#4,9187#1392,481
1956#4,8377#1352,430
1955#4,3768#1262,632
1954#4,6557#1332,403
1953—#1441,979
1952—#1531,838
1951#4,3857#1471,775
1950#4,7386#1671,503
1949#4,6736#1671,396
1948#5,2435#1751,255
1947—#1911,061
1946#3,6658#215790
1945—#221613
1944—#351292
1943—#410225
1942—#415219
1941—#406207
1940—#528122
1939—#67577
1938—#68378
1937—#81756
1936—#91745
1935—#77863
1934—#1,05938
1933—#1,23029
1932—#98045
1931—#1,58920
1930—#1,13238
1929—#1,23732
1928—#1,27232
1927—#1,37229
1926—#1,40427
1925—#1,53424
1924—#1,32931
1923—#1,58923
1922—#1,43427
1921—#1,58823
1920—#1,64222
1919—#1,88217
1918—#1,82718
1917—#2,7329
1916—#2,04314
1915—#2,07013
1914—#1,86812
1913—#1,80310
1912—#1,41712
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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marc, so not publishedAKMaine: #71 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 366 boysMEVermont: #108 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 655 boysVTNew Hampshire: #74 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 402 boysNHWashington: #130 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 804 boysWAIdaho: #144 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 768 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marc, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #102 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 497 boysNDMinnesota: #124 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 929 boysMNIllinois: #117 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 744 boysILWisconsin: #144 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,260 boysWIMichigan: #105 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 716 boysMINew York: #78 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 446 boysNYMassachusetts: #59 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 317 boysMARhode Island: #54 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 253 boysRIOregon: #222 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,869 boysORNevada: #83 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 436 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marc, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #148 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,049 boysSDIowa: #119 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 875 boysIAIndiana: #118 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 840 boysINOhio: #119 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 841 boysOHPennsylvania: #85 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 549 boysPANew Jersey: #66 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 392 boysNJConnecticut: #64 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 342 boysCTCalifornia: #164 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 878 boysCAUtah: #138 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 839 boysUTColorado: #127 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 732 boysCONebraska: #180 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,489 boysNEMissouri: #133 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 914 boysMOKentucky: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,894 boysKYWest Virginia: #118 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 734 boysWVVirginia: #213 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,633 boysVAMaryland: #131 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 921 boysMDDelaware: #121 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 781 boysDEArizona: #145 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 776 boysAZNew Mexico: #124 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 599 boysNMKansas: #155 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,026 boysKSArkansas: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,036 boysARTennessee: #213 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,745 boysTNNorth Carolina: #213 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,629 boysNCSouth Carolina: #383 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,431 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #178 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 946 boysDCOklahoma: #239 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,007 boysOKLouisiana: #174 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 920 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Marc, so not publishedMSAlabama: #340 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,169 boysALGeorgia: #321 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,779 boysGAHawaii: #94 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 470 boysHITexas: #232 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 1,414 boysTXFlorida: #141 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 818 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#54 · 1 in 253
  2. Massachusetts#59 · 1 in 317
  3. Connecticut#64 · 1 in 342
  4. New Jersey#66 · 1 in 392
  5. Maine#71 · 1 in 366

Best ever in a state: #31 in New Hampshire, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#54231 in 253
Massachusetts#591181 in 317
Connecticut#64561 in 342
New Jersey#661131 in 392
Maine#71201 in 366
New Hampshire#74161 in 402
New York#782621 in 446
Nevada#83141 in 436
Pennsylvania#851381 in 549
Hawaii#94151 in 470
North Dakota#102111 in 497
Michigan#105891 in 716
Vermont#10851 in 655
Illinois#1171101 in 744
Indiana#118451 in 840
West Virginia#118161 in 734
Iowa#119231 in 875
Ohio#119911 in 841
Delaware#12151 in 781
Minnesota#124341 in 929
New Mexico#124191 in 599
Colorado#127341 in 732
Washington#130391 in 804
Maryland#131291 in 921
Missouri#133391 in 914
Utah#138211 in 839
Florida#141871 in 818
Idaho#144101 in 768
Wisconsin#144271 in 1,260
Arizona#145321 in 776
South Dakota#14851 in 1,049
Kansas#155171 in 1,026
California#1642421 in 878
Louisiana#174391 in 920
District of Columbia#17881 in 946
Nebraska#18081 in 1,489
Kentucky#195131 in 1,894
North Carolina#213241 in 1,629
Tennessee#213181 in 1,745
Virginia#213221 in 1,633
Oregon#222101 in 1,869
Texas#2321011 in 1,414
Oklahoma#239121 in 2,007
Georgia#321151 in 2,779
Arkansas#32451 in 3,036
Alabama#34081 in 3,169
South Carolina#38361 in 3,431
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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.

See more about Marc
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s19#943 (1901)#1,066
1910s105#1,417 (1912)#1,955
1920s270#1,237 (1929)#1,440
1930s489#675 (1939)#986
1940s6,180#167 (1949)#308
1950s21,951#126 (1955)#143
1960s31,375#63 (1969)#109
1970s31,837#60 (1970)#89
1980s20,519#119 (1980)#137
1990s14,315#163 (1990)#216
2000s8,819#229 (2000)#367
2010s3,603#571 (2011)#699
2020s1,122#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 1984

girls
#3,613
22 births · 1 in 76,537 girls
boys
#131
2,102 births · 1 in 859 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #3,613Marc22

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #131Marc2,102
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 76,537 of them was named Marc, which outranked 70.3% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marc
  1. #3,527Tremaine23
  2. #3,527Tresa23
  3. #3,527Zakia23
  4. #3,613Marc22
  5. #3,613Adelia22
  6. #3,613Alexi22
  7. #3,613Aliesha22
  8. #3,726Aaliyah21
  9. #3,726Ainsley21
  10. #3,726Allen21

Tied with 112 names at #3,613; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 859 of them was named Marc, which outranked 98.2% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marc
  1. #128Allen2,121
  2. #129Bobby2,119
  3. #130Lucas2,115
  4. #131Marc2,102
  5. #132Johnathan2,099
  6. #133Chase2,091
  7. #134Jimmy2,069
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1984 →