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Marco

Boy

Meaning of Marco: Italian: 'warlike'

Marco is a boy's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 380th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 567th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#380

862 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#567

67 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

76,917

First recorded 1910 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 921 babies1982: 1,043 babies1983: 915 babies1984: 903 babies1985: 978 babies1986: 922 babies1987: 970 babies1988: 1,089 babies1989: 1,162 babies1990: 1,351 babies19901991: 1,525 babies1992: 1,582 babies1993: 1,657 babies1994: 1,699 babies1995: 1,777 babies1996: 1,928 babies1997: 1,924 babies1998: 1,865 babies1999: 1,779 babies2000: 2,032 babies20002001: 2,109 babies2002: 2,036 babies2003: 1,960 babies2004: 2,017 babies2005: 2,117 babies2006: 1,865 babies2007: 1,867 babies2008: 1,685 babies2009: 1,464 babies2010: 1,312 babies20102011: 1,257 babies2012: 1,304 babies2013: 1,216 babies2014: 1,129 babies2015: 1,086 babies2016: 1,063 babies2017: 1,010 babies2018: 918 babies2019: 831 babies2020: 786 babies20202021: 786 babies2022: 878 babies2023: 836 babies2024: 843 babies2025: 862 babies
US babies named Marco per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,117.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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