Marco is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marco means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marco across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marco has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marco is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “of Mars, warlike”. The Italian form of Mark.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 76,917 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,517 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 539 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 37 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 235 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Marco per year, United States (1910 to 2025). United States peaked in 2005 (2,117/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (118/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2003 (17/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2007 (12/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2008 (5/yr).
Marco has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2005, when it ranked #350 nationally (given to 2,212 babies that year).
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