Is Marcus a boy or girl name?
Marcus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,376 boys were named Marcus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 241,642 US babies named Marcus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #256
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Marcus since 1880
- 241,642
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 6,060 babies
Boys and girls named Marcus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 424 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 405 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 482 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,051 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 3,029 | 26 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 2,298 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 3,266 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 8,694 | 54 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 14,546 | 114 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 39,469 | 376 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 51,810 | 517 | 1% |
| 1990s | 46,496 | 143 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 35,670 | 67 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 24,133 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 7,527 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,376 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,398 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,478 | #235 | 5 | #16,831 |
| 2021 | 1,616 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,659 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,721 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,900 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,036 | #194 | 5 | #17,495 |
| 2016 | 2,182 | #183 | 5 | #17,890 |
| 2015 | 2,479 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,618 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,534 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,718 | #149 | 5 | #18,575 |
| 2011 | 2,814 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3,131 | #130 | 5 | #18,822 |
| 2009 | 3,408 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3,392 | #125 | 5 | #19,409 |
| 2007 | 3,670 | #117 | 5 | #19,441 |
| 2006 | 3,812 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3,476 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3,480 | #116 | 22 | #5,685 |
| 2003 | 3,395 | #119 | 7 | #13,316 |
| 2002 | 3,544 | #106 | 5 | #17,137 |
| 2001 | 3,696 | #104 | 9 | #10,675 |
| 2000 | 3,797 | #99 | 14 | #7,423 |
| 1999 | 3,867 | #98 | 15 | #6,724 |
| 1998 | 4,015 | #96 | 6 | #13,488 |
| 1997 | 4,182 | #93 | 9 | #9,513 |
| 1996 | 4,547 | #87 | 11 | #7,915 |
| 1995 | 4,648 | #81 | 13 | #6,891 |
| 1994 | 5,257 | #75 | 14 | #6,528 |
| 1993 | 5,063 | #74 | 13 | #6,891 |
| 1992 | 4,545 | #82 | 19 | #5,186 |
| 1991 | 5,069 | #76 | 12 | #7,230 |
| 1990 | 5,303 | #72 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 1989 | 5,395 | #67 | 37 | #2,966 |
| 1988 | 5,207 | #66 | 41 | #2,624 |
| 1987 | 4,950 | #67 | 56 | #2,009 |
| 1986 | 5,279 | #63 | 66 | #1,761 |
| 1985 | 5,586 | #61 | 65 | #1,750 |
| 1984 | 5,996 | #57 | 64 | #1,718 |
| 1983 | 5,638 | #58 | 67 | #1,656 |
| 1982 | 4,988 | #63 | 36 | #2,623 |
| 1981 | 4,509 | #67 | 40 | #2,430 |
| 1980 | 4,262 | #71 | 45 | #2,233 |
| 1979 | 4,049 | #76 | 46 | #2,171 |
| 1978 | 3,996 | #70 | 43 | #2,174 |
| 1977 | 3,847 | #72 | 39 | #2,325 |
| 1976 | 3,680 | #74 | 33 | #2,464 |
| 1975 | 3,971 | #67 | 43 | #2,040 |
| 1974 | 3,802 | #73 | 38 | #2,159 |
| 1973 | 3,715 | #72 | 30 | #2,483 |
| 1972 | 3,685 | #71 | 32 | #2,339 |
| 1971 | 4,409 | #65 | 42 | #2,023 |
| 1970 | 4,315 | #71 | 30 | #2,488 |
| 1969 | 2,213 | #138 | 18 | #3,269 |
| 1968 | 1,538 | #174 | 18 | #3,125 |
| 1967 | 1,473 | #176 | 14 | #3,583 |
| 1966 | 1,266 | #194 | 12 | #3,862 |
| 1965 | 1,373 | #184 | 9 | #4,701 |
| 1964 | 1,352 | #207 | 10 | #4,531 |
| 1963 | 1,322 | #212 | 12 | #3,940 |
| 1962 | 1,372 | #208 | 5 | #7,175 |
| 1961 | 1,311 | #214 | 10 | #4,428 |
| 1960 | 1,326 | #210 | 6 | #6,119 |
| 1959 | 1,208 | #226 | 8 | #4,870 |
| 1958 | 983 | #251 | 7 | #5,222 |
| 1957 | 1,036 | #240 | 9 | #4,426 |
| 1956 | 1,063 | #225 | 5 | #6,531 |
| 1955 | 974 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 897 | #235 | 6 | #5,513 |
| 1953 | 725 | #257 | 7 | #4,860 |
| 1952 | 676 | #263 | 5 | #6,086 |
| 1951 | 576 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 556 | #283 | 7 | #4,578 |
| 1949 | 464 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 406 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 392 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 382 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 280 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 277 | #361 | 5 | #5,004 |
| 1943 | 282 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 268 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 265 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 250 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 226 | #377 | 5 | #4,674 |
| 1938 | 224 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 226 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 207 | #382 | 5 | #4,613 |
| 1935 | 226 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 226 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 239 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 222 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 225 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 277 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 248 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 256 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 279 | #350 | 7 | #4,119 |
| 1926 | 310 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 312 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 333 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 320 | #326 | 6 | #4,753 |
| 1922 | 297 | #343 | 7 | #4,286 |
| 1921 | 353 | #305 | 6 | #4,855 |
| 1920 | 321 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 287 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 273 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 283 | #322 | 5 | #5,029 |
| 1916 | 278 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 307 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 192 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 172 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 132 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 64 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 63 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 49 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 51 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 46 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 61 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 53 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 42 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 44 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 44 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 44 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 48 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 46 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 44 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 38 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 39 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 36 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 46 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 51 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 44 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 28 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 33 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 38 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 47 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 23 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 39 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 44 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 57 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 38 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 46 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 45 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 47 | #242 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marcus reached #57 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #1,656 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marcus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.