Marcos

Boy name

Marcos has been given to 53,742 babies in the U.S. since 1888. It peaked in 2001 and currently ranks #517 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos).

Origin: Spanish, Portuguese

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

53,742

Peak year

2001 (1,415 babies)

Rank in 2025

#517 for boys

First recorded

1888

10-year trend

▼ -24%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Marcos

Cafu

Brazilian association football player

Marquinhos

Brazilian association football player (born 1994)

Marcos Llorente

Spanish association football player

Marcos Alonso Mendoza

Spanish association football player

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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