Marcos

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #516 for boys in 2025, 579 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1996 · 1,350 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
53,580
since 1888

Marcos over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Marcos has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #224, 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—#516579
2024—#479643
2023—#475640
2022—#491619
2021—#490602
2020—#480621
2019—#454658
2018—#432706
2017—#425732
2016—#431722
2015—#408762
2014—#405769
2013—#362870
2012—#344893
2011—#340891
2010—#3121,027
2009—#2801,212
2008—#2611,349
2007—#2541,388
2006—#2481,386
2005—#2461,360
2004#14,1796#2441,369
2003—#2411,379
2002—#2471,328
2001—#2401,415
2000#15,0315#2391,407
1999#14,4115#2421,316
1998—#2361,341
1997#13,7245#2341,320
1996#9,5818#2241,350
1995#9,5538#2491,144
1994#6,67213#2531,139
1993#11,7806#2571,113
1992#11,7386#2631,077
1991#11,5096#2641,028
1990#9,2478#273963
1989#9,6817#300805
1988#8,3918#310727
1987#6,78810#306705
1986#10,9125#284738
1985#8,3187#284725
1984#8,1537#300665
1983#9,0156#295672
1982#7,4698#316623
1981#8,1287#304632
1980—#308630
1979#6,18910#339531
1978—#332528
1977—#339527
1976—#359451
1975—#334521
1974—#357463
1973#8,4235#362454
1972—#390406
1971—#426362
1970—#427367
1969—#446308
1968—#467265
1967—#478248
1966—#544199
1965—#490245
1964—#527220
1963—#578187
1962—#575186
1961—#593177
1960—#609165
1959—#623153
1958—#678126
1957—#714109
1956—#720103
1955—#708107
1954—#72599
1953—#73894
1952—#72195
1951—#77582
1950—#70694
1949—#74984
1948—#78975
1947—#97553
1946—#79370
1945—#86452
1944—#1,01841
1943—#99845
1942—#97047
1941—#1,01940
1940—#91948
1939—#1,01539
1938—#97742
1937—#1,28827
1936—#98940
1935—#1,09835
1934—#1,05938
1933—#1,01340
1932—#1,03541
1931—#86954
1930—#1,05343
1929—#97548
1928—#92753
1927—#93754
1926#4,3066#1,24234
1925—#1,01246
1924—#1,07144
1923—#93054
1922—#1,33330
1921—#93956
1920—#98748
1919—#1,15936
1918—#1,28630
1917—#1,06239
1916—#1,54921
1915—#1,37224
1914—#1,10127
1913—#1,49713
1912—#1,41712
1911—#1,3877
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1908—#1,1137
1907—#1,2006
1906—#1,0047
1905—#1,0027
1904—#1,0646
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First appearance
1888

The first year at least five boys were named Marcos! It came in at #1,031, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1903, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Marcos is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedNHWashington: #277 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,775 boysWAIdaho: #149 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 633 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #397 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,852 boysMNIllinois: #236 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,481 boysILWisconsin: #414 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,317 boysWIMichigan: #627 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,803 boysMINew York: #303 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 2,169 boysNYMassachusetts: #290 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,759 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedRIOregon: #246 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,472 boysORNevada: #159 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 736 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedIAIndiana: #595 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,529 boysINOhio: #631 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,187 boysOHPennsylvania: #417 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,316 boysPANew Jersey: #285 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,298 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #143 for boys · 397 births · 1 in 672 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedUTColorado: #168 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 900 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedWVVirginia: #629 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,831 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedDEArizona: #116 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 484 boysAZNew Mexico: #94 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 384 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #599 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,391 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #464 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,855 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedALGeorgia: #696 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,867 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos, so not publishedHITexas: #138 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 630 boysTXFlorida: #270 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,709 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#94 · 1 in 384
  2. Arizona#116 · 1 in 484
  3. Texas#138 · 1 in 630
  4. California#143 · 1 in 672
  5. Idaho#149 · 1 in 633

Best ever in a state: #64 in New Mexico, 2000.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#94291 in 384
Arizona#116661 in 484
Texas#1382431 in 630
California#1433971 in 672
Idaho#149111 in 633
Nevada#159131 in 736
Colorado#168271 in 900
Illinois#236571 in 1,481
Oregon#246131 in 1,472
Florida#270501 in 1,709
Washington#277191 in 1,775
New Jersey#285221 in 2,298
Massachusetts#290141 in 2,759
New York#303581 in 2,169
Minnesota#39761 in 4,852
Wisconsin#41471 in 4,317
Pennsylvania#417171 in 4,316
Oklahoma#46451 in 3,855
Indiana#59551 in 7,529
North Carolina#59971 in 6,391
Michigan#62781 in 7,803
Virginia#62961 in 6,831
Ohio#63181 in 9,187
Georgia#69671 in 6,867
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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 Marcos
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 37 spots since 2024 (#479 → #516)
  • 36 spots since 2020 (#480 → #516)
  • 108 spots since 2015 (#408 → #516)
  • Biggest jump: 403 spots in 1923 (#1,333 → #930)
  • Biggest drop: 394 spots in 1922 (#939 → #1,333)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1996 at #224 (1,350 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 93 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1945–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,373
  • Highest: 1 in 1,373 boys born in 2001 were named Marcos (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,950 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #224 in 1996, was only 1 in 1,403 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 25.4% of all boys named Marcos (13,593) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,031 (1888)#1,031
1890s0——
1900s33#1,002 (1905)#1,077
1910s209#1,062 (1917)#1,314
1920s467#927 (1928)#1,035
1930s399#869 (1931)#1,040
1940s555#749 (1949)#909
1950s1,062#623 (1959)#711
1960s2,200#446 (1969)#531
1970s4,610#332 (1978)#367
1980s6,922#284 (1986)#301
1990s11,791#224 (1996)#250
2000s13,593#239 (2000)#250
2010s8,030#312 (2010)#391
2020s3,704#475 (2023)#489

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.

Marcos in 1994

girls
#6,672
13 births · 1 in 137,366 girls
boys
#253
1,139 births · 1 in 1,696 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #6,672Marcos13

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #253Marcos1,139
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 137,366 of them was named Marcos, which outranked 57.7% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcos
  1. #6,319Zhanae14
  2. #6,319Zoua14
  3. #6,319Zuly14
  4. #6,672Marcos13
  5. #6,672Aalayah13
  6. #6,672Aarti13
  7. #6,672Abbigayle13
  8. #7,097Aalyiah12
  9. #7,097Aariel12
  10. #7,097Abelina12

Tied with 424 names at #6,672; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,696 of them was named Marcos, which outranked 97.5% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcos
  1. #250Walter1,152
  2. #251Deandre1,147
  3. #252Todd1,141
  4. #253Marcos1,139
  5. #254Andy1,137
  6. #255Bobby1,136
  7. #256Billy1,125
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →