How popular is the name Marco?

Marco ranks 360th among boys' names in US records, with 80,787 births since 1892. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,967.

Is Marco a unisex name?

No. Marco is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2005, when 2,251 children were given the name. It has been in use for 133 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Marko. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#360 of boy names

Pronounced M AA1 R K OW0 (ARPABET)

Marco is a boys' name, and first appears in 1892. It has been given to 80,787 children — the 360th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 39% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2005, when 2,251 children were given it.

Marko is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2005Boys: 2,251Girls: 0

These spellings sound identical to Marco and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Marco?: Marco ranks 360th among boys' names in US records, with 80,787 births since 1892. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,967.
Is Marco a unisex name?: No. Marco is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Marco most popular?: 2005, when 2,251 children were given the name. It has been in use for 133 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Marco spelled?: Marko. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.