Trend of the Popularity of Marcus as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,341 male babies that were named Marcus in the US, which was 0.08% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Marcus peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1984 with a count of 5,996 babies, which was 0.33% of the total male babies born in the US in 1984.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Marcus, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Marcus.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Marcus in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Marcus in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Marcus from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Marcus as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	4260	0.24
1981	4510	0.25
1982	4988	0.28
1983	5637	0.31
1984	5996	0.33
1985	5586	0.30
1986	5278	0.29
1987	4950	0.27
1988	5207	0.27
1989	5395	0.27
1990	5304	0.26
1991	5069	0.25
1992	4545	0.23
1993	5063	0.26
1994	5258	0.27
1995	4647	0.24
1996	4546	0.24
1997	4183	0.22
1998	4015	0.21
1999	3867	0.20
2000	3797	0.19
2001	3696	0.19
2002	3544	0.18
2003	3395	0.17
2004	3480	0.18
2005	3477	0.17
2006	3813	0.19
2007	3670	0.18
2008	3392	0.17
2009	3409	0.17
2010	3131	0.16
2011	2814	0.15
2012	2718	0.14
2013	2536	0.13
2014	2620	0.14
2015	2481	0.13
2016	2183	0.12
2017	2037	0.11
2018	1901	0.11
2019	1722	0.10
2020	1661	0.10
2021	1616	0.09
2022	1479	0.09
2023	1400	0.08
2024	1382	0.08
2025	1341	0.08