Marco
Boy · MAR-koh · Latin
Marco is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “dedicated to Mars”. In 2025 it ranked 455th for boys in the UK (98 babies) and 370th for boys in the US (862 babies).
What does Marco mean?
Latin: Italian form of Mark
“dedicated to Mars”
Italian form of Mark; the Venetian Marco Polo travelled to China in the 13th century.
- Say it
- MAR-koh
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Is Marco a girl's or a boy's name?
Marco is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 98 boys in the UK and 862 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marco in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #455among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 98about 1 in 3,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 98 boys in the UK were named Marco, making it the 455th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 481st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 134 boys.
Half of all the boys named Marco in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 119 boys in the UK were given Marco or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #393, up from #455 for this spelling alone.
- Marco 98
- Marko 21
Among boys in 2025, it was 462nd in England and Wales and 269th in Scotland.
Marco in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #455 |
| 2024 | 77 | #561 |
| 2023 | 84 | #520 |
| 2022 | 104 | #442 |
| 2021 | 99 | #467 |
| 2020 | 90 | #481 |
| 2019 | 130 | #385 |
| 2018 | 110 | #427 |
| 2017 | 130 | #389 |
| 2016 | 118 | #413 |
| 2015 | 113 | #419 |
| 2014 | 111 | #415 |
| 2013 | 92 | #477 |
| 2012 | 116 | #402 |
| 2011 | 106 | #412 |
| 2010 | 95 | #445 |
| 2009 | 96 | #434 |
| 2008 | 134 | #330 |
| 2007 | 111 | #364 |
| 2006 | 113 | #339 |
| 2005 | 88 | #386 |
| 2004 | 102 | #332 |
| 2003 | 92 | #332 |
| 2002 | 84 | #349 |
| 2001 | 81 | #359 |
| 2000 | 87 | #344 |
| 1999 | 99 | #312 |
| 1998 | 80 | #342 |
| 1997 | 75 | #361 |
| 1996 | 85 | #322 |
How popular is Marco in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #370among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 862about 1 in 2,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 862 boys in the US were named Marco, making it the 370th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 393rd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 2,117 boys. It first appears in the records in 1910.
Half of all the boys named Marco in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 934 boys in the US were given Marco or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #361, up from #370 for this spelling alone.
- Marco 862
- Marko 72
Marco in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 862 | #370 |
| 2024 | 843 | #386 |
| 2023 | 836 | #382 |
| 2022 | 878 | #371 |
| 2021 | 786 | #399 |
| 2020 | 786 | #393 |
| 2019 | 831 | #379 |
| 2018 | 918 | #360 |
| 2017 | 1,010 | #336 |
| 2016 | 1,063 | #326 |
| 2015 | 1,086 | #320 |
| 2014 | 1,129 | #309 |
| 2013 | 1,216 | #285 |
| 2012 | 1,304 | #272 |
| 2011 | 1,257 | #280 |
| 2010 | 1,312 | #264 |
| 2009 | 1,464 | #242 |
| 2008 | 1,678 | #224 |
| 2007 | 1,867 | #209 |
| 2006 | 1,865 | #206 |
| 2005 | 2,117 | #187 |
| 2004 | 2,011 | #191 |
| 2003 | 1,960 | #192 |
| 2002 | 2,027 | #186 |
| 2001 | 2,109 | #179 |
| 2000 | 2,027 | #181 |
| 1999 | 1,771 | #191 |
| 1998 | 1,855 | #181 |
| 1997 | 1,924 | #176 |
| 1996 | 1,923 | #174 |
| 1995 | 1,765 | #179 |
| 1994 | 1,688 | #184 |
| 1993 | 1,647 | #190 |
| 1992 | 1,574 | #197 |
| 1991 | 1,515 | #202 |
| 1990 | 1,342 | #226 |
| 1989 | 1,154 | #234 |
| 1988 | 1,081 | #228 |
| 1987 | 959 | #243 |
| 1986 | 912 | #246 |
| 1985 | 965 | #241 |
| 1984 | 896 | #244 |
| 1983 | 909 | #243 |
| 1982 | 1,033 | #228 |
| 1981 | 905 | #246 |
| 1980 | 1,010 | #233 |
| 1979 | 956 | #234 |
| 1978 | 854 | #243 |
| 1977 | 850 | #242 |
| 1976 | 789 | #251 |
| 1975 | 755 | #261 |
| 1974 | 750 | #259 |
| 1973 | 778 | #252 |
| 1972 | 729 | #267 |
| 1971 | 746 | #280 |
| 1970 | 707 | #293 |
| 1969 | 595 | #313 |
| 1968 | 486 | #352 |
| 1967 | 437 | #360 |
| 1966 | 396 | #380 |
| 1965 | 388 | #397 |
| 1964 | 355 | #425 |
| 1963 | 336 | #435 |
| 1962 | 313 | #448 |
| 1961 | 220 | #537 |
| 1960 | 205 | #549 |
| 1959 | 210 | #540 |
| 1958 | 165 | #601 |
| 1957 | 143 | #640 |
| 1956 | 138 | #645 |
| 1955 | 117 | #675 |
| 1954 | 116 | #668 |
| 1953 | 99 | #716 |
| 1952 | 109 | #659 |
| 1951 | 95 | #710 |
| 1950 | 80 | #766 |
| 1949 | 65 | #848 |
| 1948 | 53 | #953 |
| 1947 | 68 | #838 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,059 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,077 |
| 1944 | 48 | #918 |
| 1943 | 51 | #933 |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,089 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,066 |
| 1940 | 34 | #1,135 |
| 1939 | 38 | #1,033 |
| 1938 | 42 | #977 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,233 |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,271 |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,150 |
| 1933 | 36 | #1,094 |
| 1932 | 36 | #1,126 |
| 1931 | 53 | #879 |
| 1930 | 52 | #928 |
| 1929 | 47 | #983 |
| 1928 | 34 | #1,228 |
| 1927 | 46 | #1,028 |
| 1926 | 49 | #980 |
| 1925 | 54 | #916 |
| 1924 | 43 | #1,093 |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,057 |
| 1922 | 53 | #958 |
| 1921 | 50 | #991 |
| 1920 | 48 | #987 |
| 1919 | 33 | #1,230 |
| 1918 | 48 | #966 |
| 1917 | 34 | #1,152 |
| 1916 | 40 | #1,013 |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,037 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,112 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,174 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,037 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
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