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Marco

/ˈmɑɹkoʊ/ · 100% boys · #370 in the US for boys, 2025

Marco has been given to about 76,917 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹkoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 70,652
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marco per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 2,117
  • Born in 2025862
  • All time76,917
  • England & Wales, 2025#464 · 84

How popular is Marco?

Marco ranks 370th among American boys in 2025, with 862 born that year. Its best year was 2005, when 2,117 babies were given the name, ranking 187th. The typical living American called Marco is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Marco

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marko0.90
  2. Marlo0.79
  3. Marcos0.78
  4. Mario0.74
  5. Demarco0.74
  6. Marc0.68
  7. Marcelo0.68
  8. Mark0.64

Middle names for Marco

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marco Paul0.83
  2. Marco Lee0.83
  3. Marco Dean0.82
  4. Marco Blake0.82
  5. Marco Bryce0.82
  6. Marco Wade0.82

Sibling names for Marco

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cesarbrother · 0.99
  2. Sergiobrother · 0.99
  3. Erickbrother · 0.99
  4. Adrianasister · 0.98
  5. Gabrielasister · 0.97
  6. Abbysister · 0.97

Where Marco is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.05%
  2. Texas0.05%
  3. New Jersey0.05%
  4. Connecticut0.04%
  5. Florida0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marco White0.78
  2. Marco Reyes0.78
  3. Marco Nguyen0.78
  4. Marco Lee0.78
  5. Marco Hill0.78
  6. Marco Hall0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Marco

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Marco across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.