EveryBabyNames

Marcus

4 countries#258 in United States, 2025
US
#258
in United States, 2025
FR
#202
in France, 2022
SCOT
#140
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#270
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
249,756
Peak year (United States)
1984
Peak-year count
6,060
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Marcus was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

242,999 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #258 · peaked in 1984 with 6,060 births

Most common in: Texas, California, Illinois, New York, Florida

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

4,457 births recorded 1907–2022 · currently #202 · peaked in 2021 with 353 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône, Loire-Atlantique

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,845 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #140 · peaked in 2007 with 63 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

455 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #270 · peaked in 2010 with 26 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Marcus’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#112
2007#117↓5
2008#125↓8
2009#123↑2
2010#130↓7
2011#145↓15
2012#149↓4
2013#159↓10
2014#157↑2
2015#168↓11
2016#183↓15
2017#194↓11
2018#209↓15
2019#218↓9
2020#226↓8
2021#228↓2
2022#235↓7
2023#250↓15
2024#256↓6
2025#258↓2

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