Marcus Boy
How popular is Marcus?
#258 boy name in 2025
1,341 baby boys were named Marcus in the US in 2025, making it the 258th most popular boy name.
Marcus popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #258 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,341 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #168 in 2015, #226 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1984 (5,996 boys) |
| Highest rank | #57 in 1984 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marcus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marcus family of names ranked #185 for boys in 2025 (#183 the year before), with 2,089 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Marcus is most popular
Babies named Marcus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 1.6 per 1,000 (121 boys)
- New Mexico: 1.5 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Alaska: 1.4 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Washington: 1.4 per 1,000 (233 boys)
- Mississippi: 1.3 per 1,000 (75 boys)
Marcus by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 424 | #218 |
| 1890s | 405 | #241 |
| 1900s | 482 | #253 |
| 1910s | 2,051 | #282 |
| 1920s | 3,029 | #305 |
| 1930s | 2,298 | #334 |
| 1940s | 3,266 | #315 |
| 1950s | 8,694 | #225 |
| 1960s | 14,545 | #138 |
| 1970s | 39,464 | #65 |
| 1980s | 51,807 | #57 |
| 1990s | 46,497 | #72 |
| 2000s | 35,673 | #99 |
| 2010s | 24,143 | #130 |
| 2020s | 8,879 | #226 |
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Questions
- Is Marcus a boy or girl name?
- Marcus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marcus were boys.
- How popular is the name Marcus?
- 1,341 baby boys were named Marcus in the US in 2025, making it the 258th most popular boy name.
- When was Marcus most popular?
- Marcus peaked in 1984, when 5,996 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #57 in 1984.
- How many people are named Marcus?
- 242,999 babies have been named Marcus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 219,358 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Marcus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marcus was most common in Oregon, at 1.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.