Marc
Marc is a French, Catalan, and Romanian masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman name Marcus.
Meaning & Origin of Marc
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marc is a French, Catalan, and Romanian masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman name Marcus.
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The Story of Marc
Marc first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1901, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 5,011 Marcs were born — ranking #60 that year. As of 2026, Marc ranks #1,178 for baby boys with 176 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 141K Marcs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Marc
Marc is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 141K births in the dataset. Marc's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #60. Use the chart and map above to compare Marc's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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