Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Marco

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Warring
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marco

Pronunciation

m(a)-rco, mar-co

Famous People

Explorer Marco Polo, Indy car driver Marco Andretti

Celebrity Babies

Son of Jill Hennessy, Son of Michael Andretti, Son of Buddy Valastro

More about the name

Marco is an Italian masculine given name of Etruscan and Latin origin, derived from Marcus. It derives from the Roman god Mars.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #188, 2,114 births); most recent 2025 (rank #370, 862 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1978 (rank #3384, 22 births); most recent 2008 (rank #13811, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025862–
2024840–
2023835–
2022877–
2021786–
2020786–
2019830–
2018918–
20171,010–
20161,063–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #372, 118 births); most recent 2025 (rank #462, 84 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202584
202467
202377
202290
202185
202073
2019118
201895
2017109
2016101

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #228, 272 births); most recent 2023 (rank #488, 94 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202394
202287
2021112
2020109
2019122
2018123
2017137
2016137
2015142
2014119

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #299, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #418, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20258
20248
20239
202210
20218
20204
20199
20187
20175
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #264, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #269, 14 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202514
20247
20237
20229
202111
202014
201912
201810
201717
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #311, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #404, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
20225
20213
20203
2019–
20185
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #162, 22 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20239
202217
20219
202011
201913
201811
201714
201612
201510
201415

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence