boys' name ★ peaked 2001

Marcos

Meaning From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos) Gender Boy Rank 2025 #517 Trend → Stable

From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos).

Rank 2025
#517
among boys · ↓36 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
579
named Marcos · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,950
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2001
1,415 babies
All-time total
53,742
#487 all-time among boys
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Marcos popularity over time

53,742 babies have been named Marcos since 1888, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 5 5 1 – #1,124
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 33 33 3 – #1,054
1910s – 209 209 21 +533% #1,075
1920s 6 467 473 47 +126% #935
1930s – 399 399 40 -16% #872
1940s – 555 555 56 +39% #751
1950s – 1,062 1,062 106 +91% #624
1960s – 2,200 2,200 220 +107% #446
1970s 15 4,610 4,625 463 +110% #334
1980s 65 6,922 6,987 699 +51% #284
1990s 65 11,791 11,856 1,186 +70% #224
2000s 11 13,593 13,604 1,360 +15% #239
2010s – 8,030 8,030 803 -41% #312
2020s (to 2025) – 3,704 3,704 617 -23% #475

Where Marcos 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 575 0.34 outside top 500
2027 571 0.33 outside top 500
2028 568 0.33 outside top 500
2029 566 0.33 outside top 500
2030 563 0.33 outside top 500

Where Marcos is most popular

Boys named Marcos per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.357 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Texas.

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 Marcos 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
New Mexico 46 1.40 +291%
California 657 0.719 +101%
Texas 621 0.705 +97%
Arizona 104 0.636 +78%
Florida 263 0.555 +56%
Colorado 69 0.535 +50%
Maryland 60 0.503 +41%
Washington 75 0.458 +28%
Nebraska 19 0.437 +22%
Oklahoma 36 0.407 +14%
Oregon 30 0.395 +11%
Tennessee 68 0.377 +6%
North Carolina 95 0.372 ≈ national
Kansas 24 0.350 ≈ national
New Jersey 64 0.318 -11%
Nevada 18 0.316 -12%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 -14%
Georgia 77 0.304 -15%
Virginia 57 0.300 -16%
Illinois 75 0.293 -18%
New York 118 0.273 -24%
Massachusetts 37 0.269 -25%
Alabama 27 0.247 -31%
Utah 21 0.220 -38%
Wisconsin 26 0.219 -39%
South Carolina 20 0.194 -46%
Connecticut 12 0.177 -50%
Louisiana 17 0.166 -53%
Indiana 25 0.156 -56%
Ohio 37 0.140 -61%
Pennsylvania 37 0.139 -61%
Idaho 5 0.122 -66%
Michigan 23 0.112 -69%
Kentucky 11 0.110 -69%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -78%
Missouri 10 0.072 -80%
Minnesota 6 0.049 -86%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
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 Marcos

Marcos is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #517 in 2025 with 579 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 53,742 American babies have been named Marcos. Its peak came in 2001, when 1,415 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 Marcos stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marcos?

The median living Marcos is about 26 years old; half are between 16 and 37. An estimated 51 thousand people named Marcos 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.

Marcos 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 – – 579 #517
2024 – – 643 #481
2023 – – 640 #475
2022 – – 619 #491
2021 – – 602 #490
2020 – – 621 #480
2019 – – 658 #454
2018 – – 706 #432
2017 – – 732 #425
2016 – – 722 #431
2015 – – 762 #408
2014 – – 769 #405
2013 – – 870 #363
2012 – – 893 #344
2011 – – 891 #340
2010 – – 1,027 #312
2009 – – 1,212 #280
2008 – – 1,349 #261
2007 – – 1,388 #254
2006 – – 1,386 #248
2005 – – 1,360 #246
2004 6 #15,361 1,369 #244
2003 – – 1,379 #241
2002 – – 1,328 #247
2001 – – 1,415 #240
2000 5 #16,631 1,407 #239
1995 8 #10,157 1,144 #249
1990 8 #9,810 963 #273
1985 7 #8,890 725 #284
1980 – – 630 #309
1975 – – 521 #335
1970 – – 367 #427
1965 – – 245 #490
1960 – – 165 #611
1955 – – 107 #711
1950 – – 94 #709
1945 – – 52 #873
1940 – – 48 #926
1935 – – 35 #1,116
1930 – – 43 #1,064
1925 – – 46 #1,017
1920 – – 48 #1,000
1915 – – 24 #1,396
1910 – – – –
1905 – – 7 #1,054
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Marcos

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

  1. 1 Marcos Llorente Marcos Llorente Spanish footballer (born 1995) Contemporary
  2. 2 Marcos Maidana Marcos Maidana Argentine boxer (born 1983) Contemporary
  3. 3 Marcos Acuña Marcos Acuña Argentine footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  4. 4 Marcos Pérez Jiménez Marcos Pérez Jiménez Dictator of Venezuela from 1952 to 1958 1914–2001 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Marcos Senna Marcos Senna Spanish football player (born 1976) Contemporary
  6. 6 Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis Cypriot tennis player b. 1985 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis Brazilian footballer b. 1973 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Marcos Alonso Spanish football player and manager (1959–2023) Contemporary
  9. 9 Marcos Assunção Marcos Assunção Brazilian footballer (born 1976) Contemporary
  10. 10 Marcos Pontes Marcos Pontes Brazilian astronaut and senator (born 1963) Contemporary
  11. 11 Marcos Tavares Marcos Tavares Brazilian footballer b. 1984 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Marcos Paquetá Marcos Paquetá Brazilian football manager (born 1958) Contemporary
  13. 13 Marcos Júnior Marcos Júnior Brazilian footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  14. 14 Marcos Pizzelli Marcos Pizzelli Brazilian-born Armenian footballer b. 1984 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Marcos Danilo Padilha Marcos Danilo Padilha Brazilian footballer (1985–2016) Contemporary
  16. 16 Marcos Calderón Marcos Calderón Peruvian football manager (1928–1987) Contemporary
  17. 17 Marcos Freitas Marcos Freitas Portuguese table tennis player b. 1988 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Marcos Angeleri Marcos Angeleri Argentine footballer b. 1983 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Marcos Portugal Marcos Portugal Portuguese classical composer 1762–1830 · 18th century
  20. 20 Marcos Daniel Marcos Daniel Brazilian tennis player b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Marcos?

The median living Marcos is about 26 years old. Half of all living Marcoss are between 16 and 37 years old.

How many people named Marcos are alive today?

An estimated 51 thousand people named Marcos are alive in the United States, based on 53,742 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marcos mean?

From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos).

How popular is the name Marcos in 2025?

Marcos ranked #517 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 579 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marcos?

53,742 babies have been named Marcos in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marcos most popular?

Marcos peaked in 2001, when 1,415 newborns received the name.

Is Marcos a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Marcos rising or falling?

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

Will Marcos become more popular?

Marcos looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 563 boys named Marcos in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marcos?

Well-known people named Marcos include Marcos Llorente (soccer player), Marcos Maidana (boxer), Marcos Acuña (soccer player).

Names like Marcos

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

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