Boy name
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
Where Marcos is most popular
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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