Marcus
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #258 for boys in 2025, 1,341 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1984 · 5,996 births
- Debut · boys
- 47 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 241,657since 1880
Marcus over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #258 | 1,341 | |
| 2024 | — | #256 | 1,382 | |
| 2023 | — | #250 | 1,400 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #235 | 1,479 |
| 2021 | — | #228 | 1,616 | |
| 2020 | — | #226 | 1,661 | |
| 2019 | — | #218 | 1,722 | |
| 2018 | — | #209 | 1,901 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #194 | 2,037 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #183 | 2,183 |
| 2015 | — | #168 | 2,481 | |
| 2014 | — | #157 | 2,620 | |
| 2013 | — | #159 | 2,536 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #149 | 2,718 |
| 2011 | — | #145 | 2,814 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #130 | 3,131 |
| 2009 | — | #123 | 3,409 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #125 | 3,392 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #117 | 3,670 |
| 2006 | — | #112 | 3,813 | |
| 2005 | — | #116 | 3,477 | |
| 2004 | #5,555 | 22 | #116 | 3,480 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #119 | 3,395 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #106 | 3,544 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #104 | 3,696 |
| 2000 | #7,158 | 14 | #99 | 3,797 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #98 | 3,867 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #96 | 4,015 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #93 | 4,183 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #87 | 4,546 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #81 | 4,647 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 | #75 | 5,258 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #74 | 5,063 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #82 | 4,545 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #76 | 5,069 |
| 1990 | #3,436 | 31 | #72 | 5,304 |
| 1989 | #2,931 | 37 | #67 | 5,395 |
| 1988 | #2,597 | 41 | #66 | 5,207 |
| 1987 | #1,991 | 56 | #67 | 4,950 |
| 1986 | #1,751 | 66 | #63 | 5,278 |
| 1985 | #1,740 | 65 | #61 | 5,586 |
| 1984 | #1,703 | 64 | #57 | 5,996 |
| 1983 | #1,644 | 67 | #58 | 5,637 |
| 1982 | #2,581 | 36 | #63 | 4,988 |
| 1981 | #2,409 | 40 | #67 | 4,510 |
| 1980 | #2,218 | 45 | #71 | 4,260 |
| 1979 | #2,147 | 46 | #76 | 4,048 |
| 1978 | #2,159 | 43 | #70 | 3,995 |
| 1977 | #2,307 | 39 | #72 | 3,846 |
| 1976 | #2,439 | 33 | #74 | 3,681 |
| 1975 | #2,023 | 43 | #68 | 3,969 |
| 1974 | #2,133 | 38 | #73 | 3,801 |
| 1973 | #2,455 | 30 | #72 | 3,714 |
| 1972 | #2,311 | 32 | #71 | 3,685 |
| 1971 | #2,001 | 42 | #65 | 4,410 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | #71 | 4,315 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #138 | 2,212 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #174 | 1,538 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 | #176 | 1,472 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #194 | 1,266 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #184 | 1,373 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #207 | 1,351 |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | #212 | 1,322 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #208 | 1,372 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #214 | 1,313 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #210 | 1,326 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #226 | 1,210 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #251 | 982 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #240 | 1,035 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #225 | 1,063 |
| 1955 | — | #228 | 974 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #235 | 897 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #257 | 725 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #263 | 676 |
| 1951 | — | #284 | 576 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #283 | 556 |
| 1949 | — | #315 | 464 | |
| 1948 | — | #333 | 406 | |
| 1947 | — | #344 | 392 | |
| 1946 | — | #331 | 382 | |
| 1945 | — | #355 | 280 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #359 | 277 |
| 1943 | — | #365 | 282 | |
| 1942 | — | #371 | 268 | |
| 1941 | — | #358 | 265 | |
| 1940 | — | #362 | 250 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #377 | 226 |
| 1938 | — | #375 | 224 | |
| 1937 | — | #358 | 226 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #380 | 207 |
| 1935 | — | #361 | 226 | |
| 1934 | — | #361 | 226 | |
| 1933 | — | #349 | 239 | |
| 1932 | — | #377 | 222 | |
| 1931 | — | #374 | 225 | |
| 1930 | — | #334 | 277 | |
| 1929 | — | #360 | 248 | |
| 1928 | — | #362 | 256 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #350 | 279 |
| 1926 | — | #325 | 310 | |
| 1925 | — | #325 | 312 | |
| 1924 | — | #315 | 333 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #326 | 320 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #343 | 297 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #305 | 353 |
| 1920 | — | #326 | 321 | |
| 1919 | — | #333 | 287 | |
| 1918 | — | #346 | 273 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #322 | 283 |
| 1916 | — | #312 | 278 | |
| 1915 | — | #282 | 307 | |
| 1914 | — | #331 | 192 | |
| 1913 | — | #302 | 172 | |
| 1912 | — | #328 | 132 | |
| 1911 | — | #340 | 64 | |
| 1910 | — | #311 | 63 | |
| 1909 | — | #330 | 49 | |
| 1908 | — | #307 | 51 | |
| 1907 | — | #313 | 46 | |
| 1906 | — | #253 | 61 | |
| 1905 | — | #270 | 53 | |
| 1904 | — | #300 | 42 | |
| 1903 | — | #282 | 44 | |
| 1902 | — | #285 | 44 | |
| 1901 | — | #259 | 44 | |
| 1900 | — | #301 | 48 | |
| 1899 | — | #246 | 46 | |
| 1898 | — | #268 | 44 | |
| 1897 | — | #297 | 38 | |
| 1896 | — | #296 | 39 | |
| 1895 | — | #301 | 36 | |
| 1894 | — | #256 | 46 | |
| 1893 | — | #241 | 51 | |
| 1892 | — | #270 | 44 | |
| 1891 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1890 | — | #299 | 33 | |
| 1889 | — | #271 | 38 | |
| 1888 | — | #256 | 47 | |
| 1887 | — | #340 | 23 | |
| 1886 | — | #272 | 39 | |
| 1885 | — | #248 | 44 | |
| 1884 | — | #218 | 57 | |
| 1883 | — | #263 | 38 | |
| 1882 | — | #248 | 46 | |
| 1881 | — | #224 | 45 | |
| 1880 | — | #241 | 47 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Marcus was already there! It came in at #241, and was given to 47 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 24 boys a year got the name.
Where Marcus is popular in 1922
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Georgia#155 · 1 in 932
- Kentucky#214 · 1 in 1,620
- Mississippi#219 · 1 in 1,482
- Florida#222 · 1 in 1,490
- Indiana#235 · 1 in 2,479
Best ever in a state: #13 in Mississippi, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #155 | 33 | 1 in 932 |
| Kentucky | #214 | 16 | 1 in 1,620 |
| Mississippi | #219 | 13 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Florida | #222 | 7 | 1 in 1,490 |
| Indiana | #235 | 10 | 1 in 2,479 |
| Massachusetts | #236 | 10 | 1 in 3,325 |
| Alabama | #237 | 15 | 1 in 1,783 |
| Nebraska | #242 | 6 | 1 in 2,003 |
| Minnesota | #260 | 9 | 1 in 2,492 |
| North Carolina | #260 | 15 | 1 in 2,266 |
| Iowa | #265 | 7 | 1 in 2,991 |
| Tennessee | #271 | 10 | 1 in 2,460 |
| Arkansas | #295 | 8 | 1 in 2,212 |
| Missouri | #296 | 10 | 1 in 2,817 |
| New York | #300 | 21 | 1 in 4,423 |
| California | #308 | 10 | 1 in 3,009 |
| Illinois | #332 | 11 | 1 in 5,045 |
| Michigan | #348 | 7 | 1 in 4,950 |
| Oklahoma | #380 | 6 | 1 in 3,685 |
| Ohio | #384 | 7 | 1 in 7,140 |
| South Carolina | #386 | 5 | 1 in 4,180 |
| Texas | #412 | 16 | 1 in 3,272 |
| Louisiana | #424 | 5 | 1 in 3,949 |
| Pennsylvania | #473 | 7 | 1 in 12,425 |
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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 Marcus
- 2 spots since 2024 (#256 → #258)
- 32 spots since 2020 (#226 → #258)
- 90 spots since 2015 (#168 → #258)
- Biggest jump: 84 spots in 1888 (#340 → #256)
- Biggest drop: 68 spots in 1887 (#272 → #340)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1984 at #57 (5,996 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 27 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1970–2000
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 301 boys born in 1984 were named Marcus (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,274 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 21.4% of all boys named Marcus (51,807) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 424 | #218 (1884) | #258 |
| 1890s | 405 | #241 (1893) | #279 |
| 1900s | 482 | #253 (1906) | #290 |
| 1910s | 2,051 | #282 (1915) | #321 |
| 1920s | 3,029 | #305 (1921) | #334 |
| 1930s | 2,298 | #334 (1930) | #365 |
| 1940s | 3,266 | #315 (1949) | #349 |
| 1950s | 8,694 | #225 (1956) | #249 |
| 1960s | 14,545 | #138 (1969) | #192 |
| 1970s | 39,464 | #65 (1971) | #71 |
| 1980s | 51,807 | #57 (1984) | #64 |
| 1990s | 46,497 | #72 (1990) | #83 |
| 2000s | 35,673 | #99 (2000) | #114 |
| 2010s | 24,143 | #130 (2010) | #171 |
| 2020s | 8,879 | #226 (2020) | #242 |
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.
Marcus in 1922
Top girls' names in 1922
Top boys' names in 1922
More about 1922
girls
1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 171,572 of them was named Marcus, which outranked 30.7% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,655Zerline8
- #3,655Zilla8
- #3,655Zoa8
- #4,011Marcus7
- #4,011Adabelle7
- #4,011Adena7
- #4,011Ader7
- #4,445Aaron6
- #4,445Acie6
- #4,445Adalaide6
Tied with 433 names at #4,011; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 3,664 of them was named Marcus, which outranked 93.1% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.