Marco

Last seen for girls in 2008 at #13,832 · #370 for boys in 2025, 862 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1996 · 1,923 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
76,578
since 1910

Marco over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Marco has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #174, 1996boys
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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—#370862
2024—#386843
2023—#382836
2022—#371878
2021—#399786
2020—#393786
2019—#379831
2018—#360918
2017—#3361,010
2016—#3261,063
2015—#3201,086
2014—#3091,129
2013—#2851,216
2012—#2721,304
2011—#2801,257
2010—#2641,312
2009—#2421,464
2008#13,8327#2241,678
2007—#2091,867
2006—#2061,865
2005—#1872,117
2004#14,1796#1912,011
2003—#1921,960
2002#10,2469#1862,027
2001—#1792,109
2000#15,0315#1812,027
1999#10,3458#1911,771
1998#8,58410#1811,855
1997—#1761,924
1996#13,5185#1741,923
1995#7,04112#1791,765
1994#7,60411#1841,688
1993#8,05210#1901,647
1992#9,4918#1971,574
1991#7,98710#2021,515
1990#8,5019#2261,342
1989#8,7618#2341,154
1988#8,3918#2281,081
1987#6,33511#243959
1986#6,61210#246912
1985#5,34813#241965
1984#8,1537#244896
1983#9,0156#243909
1982#6,37110#2281,033
1981#4,53216#246905
1980#7,4188#2331,010
1979#7,3138#234956
1978#3,38822#243854
1977#4,42515#242850
1976#8,1566#251789
1975#9,0675#261755
1974#5,7769#259750
1973#5,5809#252778
1972#4,52312#267729
1971#6,0068#280746
1970#6,3627#293707
1969#5,4568#313595
1968—#352486
1967—#360437
1966#5,2737#380396
1965#5,8176#397388
1964—#425355
1963—#435336
1962—#448313
1961#6,5675#537220
1960—#549205
1959—#540210
1958—#602165
1957—#641143
1956—#646138
1955—#676117
1954—#669116
1953—#71799
1952—#660109
1951—#71195
1950—#76780
1949—#84965
1948—#95453
1947—#83968
1946—#1,06042
1945—#1,07836
1944—#91848
1943—#93351
1942—#1,08939
1941—#1,06637
1940—#1,13534
1939#4,2505#1,03338
1938—#97742
1937—#1,23329
1936—#1,27127
1935—#1,29527
1934—#1,15033
1933—#1,09436
1932—#1,12636
1931—#87953
1930—#92852
1929—#98347
1928—#1,22834
1927—#1,02846
1926—#98049
1925—#91654
1924—#1,09343
1923—#1,05745
1922—#95853
1921—#99150
1920—#98748
1919—#1,23033
1918—#96648
1917—#1,15234
1916—#1,01340
1915—#1,03738
1914—#1,01930
1913—#1,11221
1912—#1,17416
1911—#1,03811
1910—#1,5895
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First appearance
1910

The first year at least five boys were named Marco! It came in at #1,589, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1910, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Marco is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #346 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,377 boysMNIllinois: #267 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,059 boysILWisconsin: #323 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,410 boysWIMichigan: #483 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,874 boysMINew York: #230 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,760 boysNYMassachusetts: #176 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,837 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedIAIndiana: #446 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,532 boysINOhio: #684 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,317 boysOHPennsylvania: #336 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,782 boysPANew Jersey: #202 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,475 boysNJConnecticut: #272 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,715 boysCTCalifornia: #130 for boys · 226 births · 1 in 673 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedUTColorado: #313 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,665 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedWVVirginia: #380 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,406 boysVAMaryland: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,958 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedDEArizona: #136 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 647 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #344 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,045 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #579 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,034 boysLAMississippi: #311 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,283 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedALGeorgia: #321 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,602 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedHITexas: #132 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 598 boysTXFlorida: #324 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,524 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#130 · 1 in 673
  2. Texas#132 · 1 in 598
  3. Arizona#136 · 1 in 647
  4. Massachusetts#176 · 1 in 1,837
  5. New Jersey#202 · 1 in 1,475

Best ever in a state: #82 in District of Columbia, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1302261 in 673
Texas#1321791 in 598
Arizona#136271 in 647
Massachusetts#176181 in 1,837
New Jersey#202281 in 1,475
New York#230641 in 1,760
Illinois#267381 in 2,059
Connecticut#27261 in 2,715
Maryland#28271 in 2,958
Mississippi#31181 in 2,283
Colorado#31371 in 2,665
Georgia#321141 in 2,602
Wisconsin#32371 in 4,410
Florida#324191 in 2,524
Pennsylvania#336151 in 4,782
North Carolina#344121 in 3,045
Minnesota#34651 in 5,377
Virginia#38071 in 4,406
Indiana#44661 in 6,532
Michigan#48391 in 6,874
Louisiana#57951 in 6,034
Ohio#68451 in 15,317
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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 Marco
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#386 → #370)
  • 23 spots since 2020 (#393 → #370)
  • 50 spots since 2015 (#320 → #370)
  • Biggest jump: 256 spots in 1938 (#1,233 → #977)
  • Biggest drop: 264 spots in 1919 (#966 → #1,230)
Rise & fade · boys
86 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1910
  • Peaked 1996 at #174 (1,923 births)
  • Births halved by 2018, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 91 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1947–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 921
  • Highest: 1 in 921 boys born in 2001 were named Marco (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,982 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
  • Its best rank, #174 in 1996, was only 1 in 985 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 25.0% of all boys named Marco (19,125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s276#966 (1918)#1,133
1920s469#916 (1925)#1,022
1930s373#879 (1931)#1,099
1940s473#839 (1947)#992
1950s1,272#540 (1959)#663
1960s3,731#313 (1969)#420
1970s7,914#234 (1979)#258
1980s9,824#228 (1988)#239
1990s17,004#174 (1996)#190
2000s19,125#179 (2001)#200
2010s11,126#264 (2010)#313
2020s4,991#370 (2025)#384

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.

Marco in 1975

girls
#9,067
5 births · 1 in 291,572 girls
boys
#261
755 births · 1 in 2,068 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #9,067Marco5

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #261Marco755
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 291,572 of them was named Marco, which outranked 14.6% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marco
  1. #7,984Zenda6
  2. #7,984Zona6
  3. #7,984Zsazsa6
  4. #9,067Marco5
  5. #9,067Aaren5
  6. #9,067Abel5
  7. #9,067Abraham5

Tied with 1,551 names at #9,067; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 2,068 of them was named Marco, which outranked 95.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marco
  1. #258Don766
  2. #259Julio764
  3. #260Sergio760
  4. #261Marco755
  5. #262Julian744
  6. #263Gerardo740
  7. #264Donnie739
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →