Marko Boy
How popular is Marko?
#2,056 boy name in 2025
72 baby boys were named Marko in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.
Marko popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,056 for boys (▼ 194 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 72 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,599 in 2015, #1,849 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (138 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,065 in 1892 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marko counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marco family of names ranked #355 for boys in 2025 (#358 the year before), with 934 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marco | 862 | 92% |
| Marko | 72 | 8% |
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 Marko is most popular
Babies named Marko per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (9 boys)
Marko by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1910s | 23 | #2,620 |
| 1920s | 100 | #2,198 |
| 1930s | 37 | #2,650 |
| 1940s | 30 | #2,918 |
| 1950s | 113 | #1,901 |
| 1960s | 223 | #1,475 |
| 1970s | 354 | #1,269 |
| 1980s | 513 | #1,169 |
| 1990s | 565 | #1,452 |
| 2000s | 1,041 | #1,214 |
| 2010s | 989 | #1,361 |
| 2020s | 446 | #1,849 |
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Questions
- Is Marko a boy or girl name?
- Marko is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marko were boys.
- How popular is the name Marko?
- 72 baby boys were named Marko in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.
- When was Marko most popular?
- Marko peaked in 2006, when 138 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,065 in 1892.
- How many people are named Marko?
- 4,439 babies have been named Marko in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,094 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Marko most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marko was most common in Illinois, at 0.2 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.