Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Marcus

#163 most common boys' name of all time · #336 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#163
Rank overall
#336 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
242,999
Since 2016
16,737
Peak year
1984 #57
Best rank
#57 1984
Girls Boys peak 6,060/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Marcus is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 1,341 1,341 #258
2024 1,382 1,382 #256
2023 1,400 1,400 #250
2022 5 1,479 1,484 #235
2021 1,616 1,616 #228
2020 1,661 1,661 #226
2019 1,722 1,722 #218
2018 1,901 1,901 #209
2017 5 2,037 2,042 #194
2016 5 2,183 2,188 #183
2015 2,481 2,481 #168
2014 2,620 2,620 #157
2013 2,536 2,536 #159
2012 5 2,718 2,723 #149
2011 2,814 2,814 #145
2010 5 3,131 3,136 #130
2009 3,409 3,409 #123
2008 5 3,392 3,397 #125
2007 5 3,670 3,675 #117
2006 3,813 3,813 #112
2005 3,477 3,477 #116
2004 22 3,480 3,502 #116
2003 7 3,395 3,402 #119
2002 5 3,544 3,549 #106
2001 9 3,696 3,705 #104
2000 14 3,797 3,811 #99
1999 15 3,867 3,882 #98
1998 6 4,015 4,021 #96
1997 9 4,183 4,192 #93
1996 11 4,546 4,557 #87
1995 13 4,647 4,660 #81
1994 14 5,258 5,272 #75
1993 13 5,063 5,076 #74
1992 19 4,545 4,564 #82
1991 12 5,069 5,081 #76
1990 31 5,304 5,335 #72
1989 37 5,395 5,432 #67
1988 41 5,207 5,248 #66
1987 56 4,950 5,006 #67
1986 66 5,278 5,344 #63
1985 65 5,586 5,651 #61
1984 64 5,996 6,060 #57
1983 67 5,637 5,704 #58
1982 36 4,988 5,024 #63
1981 40 4,510 4,550 #67
1980 45 4,260 4,305 #71
1979 46 4,048 4,094 #76
1978 43 3,995 4,038 #70
1977 39 3,846 3,885 #72
1976 33 3,681 3,714 #74
1975 43 3,969 4,012 #68
1974 38 3,801 3,839 #73
1973 30 3,714 3,744 #72
1972 32 3,685 3,717 #71
1971 42 4,410 4,452 #65
1970 30 4,315 4,345 #71
1969 18 2,212 2,230 #138
1968 18 1,538 1,556 #174
1967 14 1,472 1,486 #176
1966 12 1,266 1,278 #194
1965 9 1,373 1,382 #184
1964 10 1,351 1,361 #207
1963 12 1,322 1,334 #212
1962 5 1,372 1,377 #208
1961 10 1,313 1,323 #214
1960 6 1,326 1,332 #210
1959 8 1,210 1,218 #226
1958 7 982 989 #251
1957 9 1,035 1,044 #240
1956 5 1,063 1,068 #225
1955 974 974 #228
1954 6 897 903 #235
1953 7 725 732 #258
1952 5 676 681 #263
1951 576 576 #284
1950 7 556 563 #284
1949 464 464 #315
1948 406 406 #333
1947 392 392 #345
1946 382 382 #331
1945 280 280 #355
1944 5 277 282 #360
1943 282 282 #365
1942 268 268 #371
1941 265 265 #358
1940 250 250 #363
1939 5 226 231 #378
1938 224 224 #377
1937 226 226 #359
1936 5 207 212 #381
1935 226 226 #361
1934 226 226 #361
1933 239 239 #349
1932 222 222 #377
1931 225 225 #374
1930 277 277 #334
1929 248 248 #360
1928 256 256 #362
1927 7 279 286 #350
1926 310 310 #325
1925 312 312 #325
1924 333 333 #316
1923 6 320 326 #326
1922 7 297 304 #343
1921 6 353 359 #305
1920 321 321 #326
1919 287 287 #333
1918 273 273 #347
1917 5 283 288 #322
1916 278 278 #312
1915 307 307 #282
1914 192 192 #331
1913 172 172 #302
1912 132 132 #328
1911 64 64 #340
1910 63 63 #313
1909 49 49 #330
1908 51 51 #307
1907 46 46 #313
1906 61 61 #253
1905 53 53 #270
1904 42 42 #302
1903 44 44 #286
1902 44 44 #285
1901 44 44 #260
1900 48 48 #301
1899 46 46 #247
1898 44 44 #271
1897 38 38 #297
1896 39 39 #298
1895 36 36 #301
1894 46 46 #256
1893 51 51 #244
1892 44 44 #270
1891 28 28 #319
1890 33 33 #299
1889 38 38 #271
1888 47 47 #256
1887 23 23 #342
1886 39 39 #272
1885 44 44 #248
1884 57 57 #220
1883 38 38 #266
1882 46 46 #252
1881 45 45 #227
1880 47 47 #242