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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • 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: #407 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,830 boysWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedMNIllinois: #206 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,376 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedWIMichigan: #395 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,093 boysMINew York: #247 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,903 boysNYMassachusetts: #185 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,780 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedORNevada: #146 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 732 boysNVWyoming: 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: #406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,450 boysINOhio: #440 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,487 boysOHPennsylvania: #299 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,975 boysPANew Jersey: #285 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,699 boysNJConnecticut: #198 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,585 boysCTCalifornia: #132 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 645 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedUTColorado: #245 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,879 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: #334 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,390 boysVAMaryland: #285 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,887 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedDEArizona: #204 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,050 boysAZNew Mexico: #313 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,878 boysNMKansas: 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: #474 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,040 boysNCSouth Carolina: #350 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,846 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,123 boysOKLouisiana: #471 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,342 boysLAMississippi: #236 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,389 boysMSAlabama: #440 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,026 boysALGeorgia: #289 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,374 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marco, so not publishedHITexas: #139 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 648 boysTXFlorida: #353 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,949 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#132 · 1 in 645
  2. Texas#139 · 1 in 648
  3. Nevada#146 · 1 in 732
  4. Massachusetts#185 · 1 in 1,780
  5. Connecticut#198 · 1 in 1,585

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1322461 in 645
Texas#1391661 in 648
Nevada#14651 in 732
Massachusetts#185181 in 1,780
Connecticut#198101 in 1,585
Arizona#204171 in 1,050
Illinois#206571 in 1,376
Mississippi#236131 in 1,389
Colorado#245101 in 1,879
New York#247591 in 1,903
Oklahoma#26791 in 2,123
Maryland#28571 in 2,887
New Jersey#285151 in 2,699
Georgia#289151 in 2,374
Pennsylvania#299181 in 3,975
New Mexico#31351 in 1,878
Virginia#33491 in 3,390
South Carolina#35071 in 2,846
Florida#353161 in 2,949
Michigan#395121 in 5,093
Indiana#40671 in 5,450
Washington#40751 in 4,830
Alabama#44051 in 5,026
Ohio#440101 in 7,487
Louisiana#47171 in 4,342
North Carolina#47461 in 6,040
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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 1976

girls
#8,156
6 births · 1 in 244,183 girls
boys
#251
789 births · 1 in 1,989 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #8,156Marco6

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #251Marco789
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 244,183 of them was named Marco, which outranked 25.3% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marco
  1. #7,296Zelia7
  2. #7,296Zora7
  3. #7,296Zuri7
  4. #8,156Marco6
  5. #8,156Abbi6
  6. #8,156Abigal6
  7. #8,156Abigale6
  8. #9,284Aaren5
  9. #9,284Abeer5
  10. #9,284Abi5

Tied with 1,127 names at #8,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,989 of them was named Marco, which outranked 96.1% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marco
  1. #248Fred799
  2. #249Bernard793
  3. #250Colin790
  4. #251Marco789
  5. #252Tracy784
  6. #253Roderick783
  7. #254Evan777
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →