Marcos is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marcos means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marcos across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marcos has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marcos is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “of Mars, warlike”. The Spanish and Portuguese form of Mark.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 53,742 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 368 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 9 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 26 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 Marcos per year, United States (1888 to 2025). United States peaked in 2001 (1,415/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (19/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2007 (7/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1980 (3/yr).
Marcos has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2001, when it ranked #464 nationally (given to 1,425 babies that year).
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