Marco
Boy nameMarco has been given to 76,917 babies in the U.S. since 1910. It peaked in 2005 and currently ranks #370 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈmɑː(ɹ).kəʊ/
From Romance Marco (Italian Marco, Portuguese Marco, Spanish Marco).
Origin: Romance languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
76,917
Peak year
2005 (2,117 babies)
Rank in 2025
#370 for boys
First recorded
1910
10-year trend
▼ -21%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Marco
Marco Polo
Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
Mark the Evangelist
Credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
Marco van Basten
Dutch association football player and manager (born 1964)
Marco Rubio
72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Marco.
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