Marc
Marc is a French, Catalan, and Romanian masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman name Marcus.
- French
- Catalan
- Welsh
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- Catalan
- Welsh
The Story of Marc
American parents first put Marc on the record books as a baby boy name in 1901, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 5,011 Marcs were born — ranking #60 that year. About 23% of every Marc on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marc ranks #1,178 for baby boys with 176 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 141K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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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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