Marcus

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Marcus is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 241,642 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 240,300 as boys and 1,342 as girls. Marcus gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1984 and has since declined significantly. It is the #336 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,376
2023 1,398
2022 1,483
2021 1,616
2020 1,659
2019 1,721
2018 1,900
2017 2,041
2016 2,187
2015 2,479
2014 2,618
2013 2,534
2012 2,723
2011 2,814
2010 3,136
2009 3,408
2008 3,397
2007 3,675
2006 3,812
2005 3,476
2004 3,502
2003 3,402
2002 3,549
2001 3,705
2000 3,811
1999 3,882
1998 4,021
1997 4,191
1996 4,558
1995 4,661
1994 5,271
1993 5,076
1992 4,564
1991 5,081
1990 5,334
1989 5,432
1988 5,248
1987 5,006
1986 5,345
1985 5,651
1984 6,060
1983 5,705
1982 5,024
1981 4,549
1980 4,307
1979 4,095
1978 4,039
1977 3,886
1976 3,713
1975 4,014
1974 3,840
1973 3,745
1972 3,717
1971 4,451
1970 4,345
1969 2,231
1968 1,556
1967 1,487
1966 1,278
1965 1,382
1964 1,362
1963 1,334
1962 1,377
1961 1,321
1960 1,332
1959 1,216
1958 990
1957 1,045
1956 1,068
1955 974
1954 903
1953 732
1952 681
1951 576
1950 563
1949 464
1948 406
1947 392
1946 382
1945 280
1944 282
1943 282
1942 268
1941 265
1940 250
1939 231
1938 224
1937 226
1936 212
1935 226
1934 226
1933 239
1932 222
1931 225
1930 277
1929 248
1928 256
1927 286
1926 310
1925 312
1924 333
1923 326
1922 304
1921 359
1920 321
1919 287
1918 273
1917 288
1916 278
1915 307
1914 192
1913 172
1912 132
1911 64
1910 63
1909 49
1908 51
1907 46
1906 61
1905 53
1904 42
1903 44
1902 44
1901 44
1900 48
1899 46
1898 44
1897 38
1896 39
1895 36
1894 46
1893 51
1892 44
1891 28
1890 33
1889 38
1888 47
1887 23
1886 39
1885 44
1884 57
1883 38
1882 46
1881 45
1880 47