Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Marco name popularity since 1925
76,402 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marco. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Marco is about 28 years old in 2026. Marco peaked in 2001 as the #179 name for boys, and it ranked #370 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 76,402
- Named Marco, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #370
- for boys in 2025 (862 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 339 girls · 76,063 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Marco made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Marco births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2005. Measured as a share of all babies, Marco peaked in 2001.
- Fastest rise: Between 1957 and 1962, Marco became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 15,100 baby boys to 1 in 6,610.
- Steepest fall: Between 2005 and 2010, its share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 943 to 1 in 1,460.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Marco's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Marco.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marco in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 230 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 373 | #1,315 |
| 1940s | 0 | 473 | #1,098 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,272 | #676 |
| 1960s | 26 | 3,731 | #397 |
| 1970s | 101 | 7,914 | #261 |
| 1980s | 97 | 9,824 | #241 |
| 1990s | 83 | 17,004 | #179 |
| 2000s | 27 | 19,125 | #187 |
| 2010s | 0 | 11,126 | #320 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 4,991 | #370 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.4% of babies named Marco from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Marco is most popular
The index compares Marco's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Marco.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.98× | 2,862 |
| California | 2.71× | 21,232 |
| Texas | 2.51× | 14,583 |
| Nevada | 2.36× | 622 |
| New Mexico | 1.42× | 582 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Marco and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Marco (this page) | 76,063 | 2001 |
| Marko | 4,369 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marco's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marco.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marco (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data