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Marcos

Marcos holds the #516 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 579 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1996 (#224 nationally, 1,350 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1888. The name's biggest fan base is in California (#306 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#516
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#224
in 1996 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
579
boys named Marcos

Marcos popularity, 1880–2025

0.020%0.039%0.059%0.079%18801900192019401960198020002020#224 in 1996
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1996

Where Marcos is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025NH—Washington: #403 (18 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WA#403Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #678 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#678Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025MI—New York: #620 (24 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NY#620Massachusetts: #467 (10 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MA#467Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025IA—Illinois: #568 (16 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IL#568Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025IN—Ohio: #801 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1231 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #543 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NJ#543Connecticut: #498 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)CT#498California: #306 (120 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)CA#306Utah: #515 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)UT#515Colorado: #441 (13 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)CO#441Nebraska: #335 (7 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)NE#335Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025WV—Virginia: #798 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#798Maryland: #437 (11 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)MD#437Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025DE—Arizona: #376 (20 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)AZ#376New Mexico: #360 (5 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)NM#360Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025AR—Tennessee: #551 (13 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)TN#551North Carolina: #512 (19 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)NC#512South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #464 (9 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)OK#464Louisiana: #775 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#775Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025AL—Georgia: #710 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)GA#710Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marcos in 2025HI—Texas: #316 (117 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)TX#316Florida: #338 (57 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)FL#338
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nebraska (#335), New Mexico (#360), California (#306)

Uniqueness score

42/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Marcos in the most recent year of SSA data.

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