How Many People Are Named Marco?
An estimated 72,167 people in the United States have the first name Marco. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Marco peaked in popularity in 2005 with 2,117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marco as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marco paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Marco is overwhelmingly male, 339 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
72,167
About 1 in 4,749 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2005
2,117 births
Total Registered
76,042
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marco
Marco is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 76,042 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Marco as a male name
Ranked #387 in 2024
840 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (2,117 births)
Marco as a female name
Ranked #14,816 in 2008
7 female births in 2008
Peak: 1978 (22 births)
Marco: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marco span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 19,149 babies were registered. Marco has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marco by Decade
How has Marco tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marco by State
Birth registrations for Marco span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Rhode Island, Kentucky. On average, about 1,768 Marcos were registered per state.
Marco + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marco
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marco: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marco?
We estimate approximately 72,167 people named Marco are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,749 Americans share this first name.
Is Marco a common name?
Marco is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 76,042 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marco most popular?
Marco reached peak popularity in 2005, when 2,117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marco is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marco a male name?
Marco is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marco Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marco Smith, Marco Johnson, Marco Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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