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
- Peak · boys
- 1996 · 1,923 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 76,578since 1910
Marco over time
Rank among boys' names. Marco has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | #370 | 862 | |
| 2024 | — | #386 | 843 | |
| 2023 | — | #382 | 836 | |
| 2022 | — | #371 | 878 | |
| 2021 | — | #399 | 786 | |
| 2020 | — | #393 | 786 | |
| 2019 | — | #379 | 831 | |
| 2018 | — | #360 | 918 | |
| 2017 | — | #336 | 1,010 | |
| 2016 | — | #326 | 1,063 | |
| 2015 | — | #320 | 1,086 | |
| 2014 | — | #309 | 1,129 | |
| 2013 | — | #285 | 1,216 | |
| 2012 | — | #272 | 1,304 | |
| 2011 | — | #280 | 1,257 | |
| 2010 | — | #264 | 1,312 | |
| 2009 | — | #242 | 1,464 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #224 | 1,678 |
| 2007 | — | #209 | 1,867 | |
| 2006 | — | #206 | 1,865 | |
| 2005 | — | #187 | 2,117 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #191 | 2,011 |
| 2003 | — | #192 | 1,960 | |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #186 | 2,027 |
| 2001 | — | #179 | 2,109 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #181 | 2,027 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #191 | 1,771 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #181 | 1,855 |
| 1997 | — | #176 | 1,924 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #174 | 1,923 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #179 | 1,765 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #184 | 1,688 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #190 | 1,647 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #197 | 1,574 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #202 | 1,515 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #226 | 1,342 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #234 | 1,154 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #228 | 1,081 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #243 | 959 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #246 | 912 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #241 | 965 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #244 | 896 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #243 | 909 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #228 | 1,033 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #246 | 905 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #233 | 1,010 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #234 | 956 |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | #243 | 854 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #242 | 850 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #251 | 789 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #261 | 755 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #259 | 750 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #252 | 778 |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | #267 | 729 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #280 | 746 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #293 | 707 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #313 | 595 |
| 1968 | — | #352 | 486 | |
| 1967 | — | #360 | 437 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #380 | 396 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #397 | 388 |
| 1964 | — | #425 | 355 | |
| 1963 | — | #435 | 336 | |
| 1962 | — | #448 | 313 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #537 | 220 |
| 1960 | — | #549 | 205 | |
| 1959 | — | #540 | 210 | |
| 1958 | — | #602 | 165 | |
| 1957 | — | #641 | 143 | |
| 1956 | — | #646 | 138 | |
| 1955 | — | #676 | 117 | |
| 1954 | — | #669 | 116 | |
| 1953 | — | #717 | 99 | |
| 1952 | — | #660 | 109 | |
| 1951 | — | #711 | 95 | |
| 1950 | — | #767 | 80 | |
| 1949 | — | #849 | 65 | |
| 1948 | — | #954 | 53 | |
| 1947 | — | #839 | 68 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,060 | 42 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,078 | 36 | |
| 1944 | — | #918 | 48 | |
| 1943 | — | #933 | 51 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,089 | 39 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,066 | 37 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,135 | 34 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,033 | 38 |
| 1938 | — | #977 | 42 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,271 | 27 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,150 | 33 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,094 | 36 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,126 | 36 | |
| 1931 | — | #879 | 53 | |
| 1930 | — | #928 | 52 | |
| 1929 | — | #983 | 47 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,228 | 34 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,028 | 46 | |
| 1926 | — | #980 | 49 | |
| 1925 | — | #916 | 54 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,093 | 43 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,057 | 45 | |
| 1922 | — | #958 | 53 | |
| 1921 | — | #991 | 50 | |
| 1920 | — | #987 | 48 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,230 | 33 | |
| 1918 | — | #966 | 48 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,152 | 34 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,013 | 40 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,037 | 38 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,019 | 30 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
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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 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#93 · 1 in 380
- California#98 · 1 in 408
- Arizona#115 · 1 in 430
- Illinois#124 · 1 in 578
- New Mexico#130 · 1 in 491
Best ever in a state: #82 in District of Columbia, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #93 | 410 | 1 in 380 |
| California | #98 | 622 | 1 in 408 |
| Arizona | #115 | 78 | 1 in 430 |
| Illinois | #124 | 140 | 1 in 578 |
| New Mexico | #130 | 22 | 1 in 491 |
| New Jersey | #148 | 49 | 1 in 993 |
| Nevada | #152 | 17 | 1 in 613 |
| Oregon | #159 | 28 | 1 in 702 |
| Colorado | #160 | 32 | 1 in 776 |
| New York | #175 | 105 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Massachusetts | #178 | 27 | 1 in 1,377 |
| Idaho | #189 | 9 | 1 in 814 |
| Florida | #191 | 77 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Washington | #209 | 30 | 1 in 1,122 |
| District of Columbia | #228 | 5 | 1 in 999 |
| Virginia | #238 | 24 | 1 in 1,626 |
| Iowa | #249 | 10 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Kansas | #254 | 10 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Connecticut | #262 | 9 | 1 in 2,134 |
| North Carolina | #262 | 27 | 1 in 1,699 |
| Oklahoma | #271 | 11 | 1 in 1,733 |
| Michigan | #293 | 27 | 1 in 2,207 |
| Pennsylvania | #303 | 25 | 1 in 2,734 |
| Indiana | #311 | 14 | 1 in 2,687 |
| Georgia | #313 | 25 | 1 in 1,938 |
| Maryland | #334 | 12 | 1 in 2,394 |
| Ohio | #363 | 21 | 1 in 3,349 |
| Wisconsin | #391 | 8 | 1 in 3,660 |
| Utah | #415 | 6 | 1 in 3,156 |
| Tennessee | #447 | 8 | 1 in 4,299 |
| Minnesota | #479 | 5 | 1 in 5,683 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1996 at #174 (1,923 births)
- Births halved by 2018, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1947–2025
- 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
- 25.0% of all boys named Marco (19,125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 276 | #966 (1918) | #1,133 |
| 1920s | 469 | #916 (1925) | #1,022 |
| 1930s | 373 | #879 (1931) | #1,099 |
| 1940s | 473 | #839 (1947) | #992 |
| 1950s | 1,272 | #540 (1959) | #663 |
| 1960s | 3,731 | #313 (1969) | #420 |
| 1970s | 7,914 | #234 (1979) | #258 |
| 1980s | 9,824 | #228 (1988) | #239 |
| 1990s | 17,004 | #174 (1996) | #190 |
| 2000s | 19,125 | #179 (2001) | #200 |
| 2010s | 11,126 | #264 (2010) | #313 |
| 2020s | 4,991 | #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 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 350,601 of them was named Marco, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 985 of them was named Marco, which outranked 98.3% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.