Marcas
Marcas is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Scottish Gaelic.
- Irish
- Scottish Gaelic
Meaning & Origin of Marcas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcas is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Scottish Gaelic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- Scottish Gaelic
The Story of Marcas
The earliest SSA record of Marcas as a baby boy name dates back to 1970, when 6 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Marcas — #3,614 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Marcas on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Marcas last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 239 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marcas
Marcas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 239 births in the dataset. Marcas's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #3,614. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcas'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.