How Many People Are Named Marcos?
An estimated 50,119 people in the United States have the first name Marcos. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Marcos peaked in popularity in 2001 with 1,415 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marcos 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 Marcos paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Marcos is overwhelmingly male, 162 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
50,119
About 1 in 6,839 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
1,415 births
Total Registered
53,151
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marcos
Marcos is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 53,151 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Marcos as a male name
Ranked #482 in 2024
639 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (1,415 births)
Marcos as a female name
Ranked #15,359 in 2004
6 female births in 2004
Peak: 1994 (13 births)
Marcos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marcos span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 13,603 babies were registered. Marcos has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marcos by Decade
How has Marcos 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.
Marcos by State
Birth registrations for Marcos span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Mississippi, Rhode Island, Louisiana. On average, about 1,258 Marcoss were registered per state.
Marcos + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marcos
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Marcos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcos?
We estimate approximately 50,119 people named Marcos 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 6,839 Americans share this first name.
Is Marcos a common name?
Marcos is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 53,151 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marcos most popular?
Marcos reached peak popularity in 2001, when 1,415 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marcos is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marcos a male name?
Marcos is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marcos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marcos Smith, Marcos Johnson, Marcos 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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