boys' name ★ peaked 2005

Marco

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #370 Trend → Stable

From Romance Marco (Italian Marco, Portuguese Marco, Spanish Marco).

Rank 2025
#370
among boys · ↑17 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
862
named Marco · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,982
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2005
2,117 babies
All-time total
76,917
#381 all-time among boys
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Marco popularity over time

76,917 babies have been named Marco since 1910, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 276 276 28 – #970
1920s – 469 469 47 +70% #920
1930s 5 373 378 38 -19% #884
1940s – 473 473 47 +25% #841
1950s – 1,272 1,272 127 +169% #540
1960s 26 3,731 3,757 376 +195% #313
1970s 101 7,914 8,015 802 +113% #235
1980s 97 9,824 9,921 992 +24% #228
1990s 83 17,004 17,087 1,709 +72% #174
2000s 27 19,125 19,152 1,915 +12% #179
2010s – 11,126 11,126 1,113 -42% #264
2020s (to 2025) – 4,991 4,991 832 -25% #370

Where Marco is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 867 0.51 #369
2027 872 0.51 #368
2028 875 0.51 #368
2029 879 0.51 #366
2030 881 0.52 #365

Where Marco is most popular

Boys named Marco per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.487 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, Texas, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Marco born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Connecticut 66 0.975 +100%
Texas 773 0.877 +80%
New Jersey 171 0.849 +74%
California 766 0.838 +72%
Arizona 131 0.801 +64%
Illinois 194 0.759 +56%
Florida 338 0.714 +47%
Massachusetts 93 0.676 +39%
Nevada 37 0.649 +33%
New York 279 0.644 +32%
New Mexico 21 0.637 +31%
Colorado 78 0.604 +24%
Washington 90 0.550 +13%
Pennsylvania 144 0.542 +11%
Maryland 55 0.461 -5%
Utah 44 0.461 -5%
Michigan 82 0.400 -18%
Virginia 73 0.385 -21%
Indiana 56 0.349 -28%
North Carolina 87 0.341 -30%
Oregon 25 0.329 -32%
Georgia 83 0.328 -33%
Tennessee 59 0.327 -33%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 -37%
Minnesota 33 0.269 -45%
Arkansas 17 0.269 -45%
Kansas 18 0.262 -46%
Ohio 62 0.234 -52%
Oklahoma 19 0.215 -56%
Kentucky 17 0.169 -65%
Wisconsin 20 0.169 -65%
Missouri 18 0.130 -73%
Idaho 5 0.122 -75%
Alabama 13 0.119 -76%
Louisiana 11 0.108 -78%
South Carolina 8 0.077 -84%
Iowa 5 0.073 -85%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Marco

Marco is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #370 in 2025 with 862 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1910, 76,917 American babies have been named Marco. Its peak came in 2005, when 2,117 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marco stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marco?

The median living Marco is about 26 years old; half are between 17 and 38. An estimated 73 thousand people named Marco are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marco year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 862 #370
2024 – – 843 #387
2023 – – 836 #382
2022 – – 878 #371
2021 – – 786 #399
2020 – – 786 #393
2019 – – 831 #379
2018 – – 918 #360
2017 – – 1,010 #337
2016 – – 1,063 #326
2015 – – 1,086 #320
2014 – – 1,129 #310
2013 – – 1,216 #285
2012 – – 1,304 #272
2011 – – 1,257 #280
2010 – – 1,312 #264
2009 – – 1,464 #243
2008 7 #14,817 1,678 #224
2007 – – 1,867 #209
2006 – – 1,865 #206
2005 – – 2,117 #187
2004 6 #15,360 2,011 #191
2003 – – 1,960 #192
2002 9 #10,764 2,027 #186
2001 – – 2,109 #179
2000 5 #16,630 2,027 #181
1995 12 #7,353 1,765 #179
1990 9 #8,943 1,342 #226
1985 13 #5,553 965 #241
1980 8 #7,836 1,010 #233
1975 5 #9,974 755 #261
1970 7 #6,761 707 #293
1965 6 #6,241 388 #397
1960 – – 205 #550
1955 – – 117 #676
1950 – – 80 #770
1945 – – 36 #1,098
1940 – – 34 #1,148
1935 – – 27 #1,315
1930 – – 52 #938
1925 – – 54 #920
1920 – – 48 #999
1915 – – 38 #1,049
1910 – – 5 #1,759
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Marco

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marco Polo Marco Polo Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer (1254–1324) Medieval
  2. 2 Marco Materazzi Marco Materazzi Italian footballer (born 1973) Contemporary
  3. 3 Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Mexican musician (born 1959) Contemporary
  4. 4 Marco Simoncelli Marco Simoncelli Italian motorcycle racer (1987–2011) Contemporary
  5. 5 Marco Pantani Marco Pantani Italian cyclist (1970–2004) Contemporary
  6. 6 Marco Beltrami Composer, United States b. 1966 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Marco Tardelli Marco Tardelli Italian footballer b. 1954 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Marco Borriello Marco Borriello Italian professional footballer (born 1982) Contemporary
  9. 9 Marco Simone Marco Simone Italian footballer and manager (born 1969) Contemporary
  10. 10 Marco Delvecchio Marco Delvecchio Italian footballer b. 1973 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Marco Di Vaio Soccer player, Italy b. 1976 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio Italian film director, screenwriter and actor b. 1939 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Marco Giampaolo Soccer player, Switzerland b. 1967 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Marco Bode Soccer player, Germany b. 1969 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri Italian film director, screenwriter and actor (1928–1997) Contemporary
  16. 16 Marco Ballotta Marco Ballotta Italian footballer (born 1964) Contemporary
  17. 17 Marco Pannella Marco Pannella Italian politician and journalist (1930–2016) Contemporary
  18. 18 Marco Antônio Soccer player, Brazil b. 1951 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Marco Barbarigo Marco Barbarigo Doge of Venice from 1485 to 1486 1413–1486 · Medieval
  20. 20 Marco Minghetti Marco Minghetti Italian politician (1818–1886) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marco, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marco?

The median living Marco is about 26 years old. Half of all living Marcos are between 17 and 38 years old.

How many people named Marco are alive today?

An estimated 73 thousand people named Marco are alive in the United States, based on 76,917 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marco mean?

From Romance Marco (Italian Marco, Portuguese Marco, Spanish Marco).

How popular is the name Marco in 2025?

Marco ranked #370 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 862 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marco?

76,917 babies have been named Marco in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marco most popular?

Marco peaked in 2005, when 2,117 newborns received the name.

Is Marco a boy or girl name?

Marco is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marco rising or falling?

Marco is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marco become more popular?

Marco looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 881 boys named Marco in 2030, ranking around #365. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marco?

Well-known people named Marco include Marco Polo (explorer), Marco Materazzi (soccer player), Marco Antonio Solís (singer).

Names like Marco

Names that sound and feel close to Marco: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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