Marcus is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1984 and has since faded.
Marcus is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #258 for boy births in the United States (and #496 across all names), given to 1,341 babies — 1,353 including U.S. territories. Marcus first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1984 (5,996 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,341 | 1,353 | — | #258 |
| 2024 | 1,382 | 1,382 | — | #256 |
| 2023 | 1,400 | 1,400 | — | #250 |
| 2022 | 1,484 | 1,492 | #16,845 | #235 |
| 2021 | 1,616 | 1,625 | — | #228 |
| 2020 | 1,661 | 1,661 | — | #226 |
| 2019 | 1,722 | 1,722 | — | #218 |
| 2018 | 1,901 | 1,916 | — | #209 |
| 2017 | 2,042 | 2,051 | #17,500 | #194 |
| 2016 | 2,188 | 2,193 | #17,895 | #183 |
| 2015 | 2,481 | 2,494 | — | #168 |
| 2014 | 2,620 | 2,636 | — | #157 |
| 2013 | 2,536 | 2,544 | — | #159 |
| 2012 | 2,723 | 2,736 | #18,580 | #149 |
| 2011 | 2,814 | 2,821 | — | #145 |
| 2010 | 3,136 | 3,142 | #18,824 | #130 |
| 2009 | 3,409 | 3,415 | — | #123 |
| 2008 | 3,397 | 3,409 | #19,413 | #125 |
| 2007 | 3,675 | 3,675 | #19,442 | #117 |
| 2006 | 3,813 | 3,813 | — | #112 |
| 2005 | 3,477 | 3,493 | — | #116 |
| 2004 | 3,502 | 3,512 | #5,685 | #116 |
| 2003 | 3,402 | 3,414 | #13,317 | #119 |
| 2002 | 3,549 | 3,556 | #17,138 | #106 |
| 2001 | 3,705 | 3,712 | #10,676 | #104 |
| 2000 | 3,811 | 3,811 | #7,425 | #99 |
| 1999 | 3,882 | 3,889 | #6,724 | #98 |
| 1998 | 4,021 | 4,035 | #13,490 | #96 |
| 1997 | 4,192 | — | #9,513 | #93 |
| 1996 | 4,557 | — | #7,915 | #87 |
| 1995 | 4,660 | — | #6,891 | #81 |
| 1994 | 5,272 | — | #6,527 | #75 |
| 1993 | 5,076 | — | #6,892 | #74 |
| 1992 | 4,564 | — | #5,186 | #82 |
| 1991 | 5,081 | — | #7,230 | #76 |
| 1990 | 5,335 | — | #3,483 | #72 |
| 1989 | 5,432 | — | #2,966 | #67 |
| 1988 | 5,248 | — | #2,624 | #66 |
| 1987 | 5,006 | — | #2,009 | #67 |
| 1986 | 5,344 | — | #1,761 | #63 |
| 1985 | 5,651 | — | #1,751 | #61 |
| 1984 | 6,060 | — | #1,718 | #57 |
| 1983 | 5,704 | — | #1,656 | #58 |
| 1982 | 5,024 | — | #2,623 | #63 |
| 1981 | 4,550 | — | #2,430 | #67 |
| 1980 | 4,305 | — | #2,233 | #71 |
| 1979 | 4,094 | — | #2,171 | #76 |
| 1978 | 4,038 | — | #2,174 | #70 |
| 1977 | 3,885 | — | #2,325 | #72 |
| 1976 | 3,714 | — | #2,465 | #74 |
| 1975 | 4,012 | — | #2,040 | #68 |
| 1974 | 3,839 | — | #2,160 | #73 |
| 1973 | 3,744 | — | #2,483 | #72 |
| 1972 | 3,717 | — | #2,338 | #71 |
| 1971 | 4,452 | — | #2,023 | #65 |
| 1970 | 4,345 | — | #2,488 | #71 |
| 1969 | 2,230 | — | #3,269 | #138 |
| 1968 | 1,556 | — | #3,125 | #174 |
| 1967 | 1,486 | — | #3,583 | #176 |
| 1966 | 1,278 | — | #3,862 | #194 |
| 1965 | 1,382 | — | #4,701 | #184 |
| 1964 | 1,361 | — | #4,534 | #207 |
| 1963 | 1,334 | — | #3,940 | #212 |
| 1962 | 1,377 | — | #7,175 | #208 |
| 1961 | 1,323 | — | #4,426 | #214 |
| 1960 | 1,332 | — | #6,120 | #210 |
| 1959 | 1,218 | — | #4,870 | #226 |
| 1958 | 989 | — | #5,223 | #251 |
| 1957 | 1,044 | — | #4,427 | #240 |
| 1956 | 1,068 | — | #6,530 | #225 |
| 1955 | 974 | — | — | #228 |
| 1954 | 903 | — | #5,513 | #235 |
| 1953 | 732 | — | #4,859 | #257 |
| 1952 | 681 | — | #6,085 | #263 |
| 1951 | 576 | — | — | #284 |
| 1950 | 563 | — | #4,578 | #283 |
| 1949 | 464 | — | — | #315 |
| 1948 | 406 | — | — | #333 |
| 1947 | 392 | — | — | #344 |
| 1946 | 382 | — | — | #332 |
| 1945 | 280 | — | — | #355 |
| 1944 | 282 | — | #5,004 | #361 |
| 1943 | 282 | — | — | #366 |
| 1942 | 268 | — | — | #371 |
| 1941 | 265 | — | — | #358 |
| 1940 | 250 | — | — | #363 |
| 1939 | 231 | — | #4,674 | #377 |
| 1938 | 224 | — | — | #375 |
| 1937 | 226 | — | — | #359 |
| 1936 | 212 | — | #4,613 | #382 |
| 1935 | 226 | — | — | #361 |
| 1934 | 226 | — | — | #361 |
| 1933 | 239 | — | — | #349 |
| 1932 | 222 | — | — | #377 |
| 1931 | 225 | — | — | #374 |
| 1930 | 277 | — | — | #334 |
| 1929 | 248 | — | — | #360 |
| 1928 | 256 | — | — | #364 |
| 1927 | 286 | — | #4,119 | #350 |
| 1926 | 310 | — | — | #325 |
| 1925 | 312 | — | — | #325 |
| 1924 | 333 | — | — | #317 |
| 1923 | 326 | — | #4,753 | #326 |
| 1922 | 304 | — | #4,287 | #343 |
| 1921 | 359 | — | #4,855 | #305 |
| 1920 | 321 | — | — | #326 |
| 1919 | 287 | — | — | #333 |
| 1918 | 273 | — | — | #349 |
| 1917 | 288 | — | #5,029 | #322 |
| 1916 | 278 | — | — | #312 |
| 1915 | 307 | — | — | #283 |
| 1914 | 192 | — | — | #332 |
| 1913 | 172 | — | — | #304 |
| 1912 | 132 | — | — | #328 |
| 1911 | 64 | — | — | #341 |
| 1910 | 63 | — | — | #314 |
| 1909 | 49 | — | — | #330 |
| 1908 | 51 | — | — | #309 |
| 1907 | 46 | — | — | #316 |
| 1906 | 61 | — | — | #253 |
| 1905 | 53 | — | — | #272 |
| 1904 | 42 | — | — | #305 |
| 1903 | 44 | — | — | #285 |
| 1902 | 44 | — | — | #286 |
| 1901 | 44 | — | — | #262 |
| 1900 | 48 | — | — | #303 |
| 1899 | 46 | — | — | #249 |
| 1898 | 44 | — | — | #271 |
| 1897 | 38 | — | — | #297 |
| 1896 | 39 | — | — | #299 |
| 1895 | 36 | — | — | #302 |
| 1894 | 46 | — | — | #259 |
| 1893 | 51 | — | — | #245 |
| 1892 | 44 | — | — | #272 |
| 1891 | 28 | — | — | #321 |
| 1890 | 33 | — | — | #301 |
| 1889 | 38 | — | — | #272 |
| 1888 | 47 | — | — | #258 |
| 1887 | 23 | — | — | #349 |
| 1886 | 39 | — | — | #273 |
| 1885 | 44 | — | — | #250 |
| 1884 | 57 | — | — | #220 |
| 1883 | 38 | — | — | #271 |
| 1882 | 46 | — | — | #253 |
| 1881 | 45 | — | — | #227 |
| 1880 | 47 | — | — | #242 |