Marcus Name Popularity

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How popular is Marcus?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Marcus, ranked the 209th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Marcus has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #57 in 1984 with 5,992 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Marcus in any given year was 23 in 1887.

Approximately during the years 1890-1893, 1903-1906, 1907-1915, 1943-1954, 1955-1960, and 1965-1970 the name Marcus took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Marcus's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Marcus has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Marcus?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Marcus is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Marcus (Girl)		Marcus (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,880	209
2017		5	17,432	2,023	195
2016		5	17,845	2,174	183
2015		< 5	--	2,466	168
2014		< 5	--	2,609	157
2013		< 5	--	2,527	159
2012		5	18,552	2,716	149
2011		< 5	--	2,809	145
2010		5	18,801	3,123	130
2009		< 5	--	3,407	123
2008		5	19,396	3,388	125
2007		5	19,431	3,664	117
2006		< 5	--	3,805	112
2005		< 5	--	3,472	116
2004		22	5,683	3,477	116
2003		7	13,312	3,391	119
2002		5	17,135	3,543	106
2001		9	10,673	3,694	104
2000		14	7,417	3,795	99
1999		15	6,721	3,866	98
1998		6	13,487	4,011	96
1997		9	9,511	4,181	93
1996		11	7,914	4,546	87
1995		13	6,889	4,646	81
1994		14	6,524	5,257	75
1993		13	6,889	5,060	74
1992		19	5,184	4,537	82
1991		12	7,230	5,068	76
1990		31	3,482	5,300	72
1989		37	2,966	5,397	67
1988		41	2,623	5,208	66
1987		56	2,009	4,946	67
1986		66	1,761	5,273	63
1985		65	1,750	5,585	61
1984		64	1,717	5,992	57
1983		67	1,655	5,633	58
1982		36	2,623	4,987	63
1981		40	2,431	4,511	67
1980		45	2,235	4,257	71
1979		46	2,171	4,050	76
1978		43	2,174	3,999	70
1977		39	2,326	3,850	72
1976		33	2,462	3,686	74
1975		43	2,038	3,971	67
1974		38	2,159	3,806	73
1973		30	2,484	3,713	72
1972		32	2,339	3,687	71
1971		42	2,022	4,412	65
1970		30	2,487	4,317	72
1969		18	3,268	2,216	138
1968		18	3,125	1,540	174
1967		14	3,582	1,475	176
1966		12	3,863	1,271	193
1965		9	4,699	1,373	184
1964		10	4,532	1,353	207
1963		12	3,939	1,322	212
1962		5	7,173	1,370	208
1961		10	4,427	1,312	214
1960		6	6,120	1,324	210
1959		8	4,866	1,206	226
1958		7	5,223	985	251
1957		9	4,424	1,033	240
1956		5	6,528	1,061	225
1955		< 5	--	973	228
1954		6	5,510	898	235
1953		7	4,860	726	257
1952		5	6,086	676	263
1951		< 5	--	578	283
1950		7	4,580	556	283
1949		< 5	--	464	315
1948		< 5	--	406	333
1947		< 5	--	391	345
1946		< 5	--	383	330
1945		< 5	--	280	355
1944		5	5,005	276	361
1943		< 5	--	282	365
1942		< 5	--	268	371
1941		< 5	--	265	358
1940		< 5	--	251	363
1939		5	4,677	226	377
1938		< 5	--	224	375
1937		< 5	--	226	359
1936		5	4,613	207	382
1935		< 5	--	226	361
1934		< 5	--	226	361
1933		< 5	--	239	349
1932		< 5	--	222	377
1931		< 5	--	225	374
1930		< 5	--	277	334
1929		< 5	--	248	361
1928		< 5	--	256	363
1927		7	4,119	280	350
1926		< 5	--	310	326
1925		< 5	--	312	325
1924		< 5	--	333	317
1923		6	4,754	320	327
1922		7	4,286	297	343
1921		6	4,855	353	305
1920		< 5	--	321	326
1919		< 5	--	287	333
1918		< 5	--	273	349
1917		5	5,030	283	322
1916		< 5	--	278	312
1915		< 5	--	307	283
1914		< 5	--	192	332
1913		< 5	--	172	304
1912		< 5	--	132	328
1911		< 5	--	64	341
1910		< 5	--	63	314
1909		< 5	--	49	330
1908		< 5	--	51	309
1907		< 5	--	46	316
1906		< 5	--	61	253
1905		< 5	--	53	272
1904		< 5	--	42	305
1903		< 5	--	44	285
1902		< 5	--	44	286
1901		< 5	--	44	262
1900		< 5	--	48	303
1899		< 5	--	46	249
1898		< 5	--	44	271
1897		< 5	--	38	297
1896		< 5	--	39	299
1895		< 5	--	36	302
1894		< 5	--	46	259
1893		< 5	--	51	245
1892		< 5	--	44	272
1891		< 5	--	28	321
1890		< 5	--	33	301
1889		< 5	--	38	272
1888		< 5	--	47	258
1887		< 5	--	23	349
1886		< 5	--	39	273
1885		< 5	--	44	250
1884		< 5	--	57	220
1883		< 5	--	38	271
1882		< 5	--	46	253
1881		< 5	--	45	227
1880		< 5	--	47	242

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.