Marco
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning of mars; warlike; form of mark.
How Marco has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #320 |
| 2016 | #326 |
| 2017 | #336 |
| 2018 | #360 |
| 2019 | #379 |
| 2020 | #393 |
| 2021 | #398 |
| 2022 | #372 |
| 2023 | #381 |
| 2024 | #387 |
| 2025 | #370 |
Marco by the numbers
In 2025, 84 babies in England and Wales were named Marco. In the US, 1,001 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,115 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 1,000 American boys born that year was called Marco.
Names that come from Marco
Forms of Marco in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Gianmarcogod is gracious and warlike; combination of Giovanni and Marco19 in the US (2017)
- Marcoantoniomark and priceless; combination of Marco and Antonio8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marco. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marioof Mars; warlike; a form of Marius1,129 in the US (2017)
- Marcosdedicated to mars; warlike725 in the US (2017)
- Marcdedicated to Mars; form of Mark296 in the US (2017)
- Marloa form of Marlowe; lake remnant or boundary lake50 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markodedicated to mars; warlike; a form of Mark21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marciodedicated to mars; warlike; form of Marcius8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Marco, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Marco
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