Marcus

Given to 242,999 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#258
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,341
boys 1,341
Peak year
1984
5,996 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
242,999
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Marcus was most popular in 1984, when 5,996 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,341 babies were named Marcus, ranking #258 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1984 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Marcus was most popular in 1984, when 5,996 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,341 babies were named Marcus, ranking #258 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.012341880192019602000Peak 1984

Marcus was most popular in 1984, when 5,996 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,341 babies were named Marcus, ranking #258 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,341 258
2024 <5 — 1,382 256
2023 <5 — 1,400 250
2022 5 15306 1,479 235
2021 <5 — 1,616 228
2020 <5 — 1,661 226
2019 <5 — 1,722 218
2018 <5 — 1,901 209
2017 5 15902 2,037 194
2016 5 16215 2,183 183
2015 <5 — 2,481 168
2014 <5 — 2,620 157
2013 <5 — 2,536 159
2012 5 16869 2,718 149
2011 <5 — 2,814 145
2010 5 16992 3,131 130
2009 <5 — 3,409 123
2008 5 17504 3,392 125
2007 5 17636 3,670 117
2006 <5 — 3,813 112
2005 <5 — 3,477 116
2004 22 5555 3,480 116
2003 7 12408 3,395 119
2002 5 15432 3,544 106
2001 9 10102 3,696 104
2000 14 7158 3,797 99
1999 15 6484 3,867 98
1998 6 12426 4,015 96
1997 9 9017 4,183 93
1996 11 7574 4,546 87
1995 13 6641 4,647 81
1994 14 6319 5,258 75
1993 13 6622 5,063 74
1992 19 5051 4,545 82
1991 12 6976 5,069 76
1990 31 3436 5,304 72
1989 37 2931 5,395 67
1988 41 2597 5,207 66
1987 56 1991 4,950 67
1986 66 1751 5,278 63
1985 65 1740 5,586 61
1984 64 1703 5,996 57
1983 67 1644 5,637 58
1982 36 2581 4,988 63
1981 40 2409 4,510 67
1980 45 2218 4,260 71
1979 46 2147 4,048 76
1978 43 2159 3,995 70
1977 39 2307 3,846 72
1976 33 2439 3,681 74
1975 43 2023 3,969 68
1974 38 2133 3,801 73
1973 30 2455 3,714 72
1972 32 2311 3,685 71
1971 42 2001 4,410 65
1970 30 2450 4,315 71
1969 18 3199 2,212 138
1968 18 3057 1,538 174
1967 14 3484 1,472 176
1966 12 3740 1,266 194
1965 9 4494 1,373 184
1964 10 4355 1,351 207
1963 12 3801 1,322 212
1962 5 6578 1,372 208
1961 10 4239 1,313 214
1960 6 5696 1,326 210
1959 8 4625 1,210 226
1958 7 4890 982 251
1957 9 4202 1,035 240
1956 5 5952 1,063 225
1955 <5 — 974 228
1954 6 5148 897 235
1953 7 4595 725 257
1952 5 5563 676 263
1951 <5 — 576 284
1950 7 4315 556 283
1949 <5 — 464 315
1948 <5 — 406 333
1947 <5 — 392 344
1946 <5 — 382 331
1945 <5 — 280 355
1944 5 4574 277 359
1943 <5 — 282 365
1942 <5 — 268 371
1941 <5 — 265 358
1940 <5 — 250 362
1939 5 4250 226 377
1938 <5 — 224 375
1937 <5 — 226 358
1936 5 4181 207 380
1935 <5 — 226 361
1934 <5 — 226 361
1933 <5 — 239 349
1932 <5 — 222 377
1931 <5 — 225 374
1930 <5 — 277 334
1929 <5 — 248 360
1928 <5 — 256 362
1927 7 3875 279 350
1926 <5 — 310 325
1925 <5 — 312 325
1924 <5 — 333 315
1923 6 4376 320 326
1922 7 4011 297 343
1921 6 4464 353 305
1920 <5 — 321 326
1919 <5 — 287 333
1918 <5 — 273 346
1917 5 4594 283 322
1916 <5 — 278 312
1915 <5 — 307 282
1914 <5 — 192 331
1913 <5 — 172 302
1912 <5 — 132 328
1911 <5 — 64 340
1910 <5 — 63 311
1909 <5 — 49 330
1908 <5 — 51 307
1907 <5 — 46 313
1906 <5 — 61 253
1905 <5 — 53 270
1904 <5 — 42 300
1903 <5 — 44 282
1902 <5 — 44 285
1901 <5 — 44 259
1900 <5 — 48 301
1899 <5 — 46 246
1898 <5 — 44 268
1897 <5 — 38 297
1896 <5 — 39 296
1895 <5 — 36 301
1894 <5 — 46 256
1893 <5 — 51 241
1892 <5 — 44 270
1891 <5 — 28 318
1890 <5 — 33 299
1889 <5 — 38 271
1888 <5 — 47 256
1887 <5 — 23 340
1886 <5 — 39 272
1885 <5 — 44 248
1884 <5 — 57 218
1883 <5 — 38 263
1882 <5 — 46 248
1881 <5 — 45 224
1880 <5 — 47 241

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Other spellings

Marcos · 53,742 Markus · 14,947 Marqus · 960 Marcas · 239 Maricus · 125

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Where Marcus is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years