Marcos
Marcos is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name of Latin origin derived from the name Marcus. Markos is the Greek equivalent, while Marco is the Italian equivalent.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Marcos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcos is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name of Latin origin derived from the name Marcus. Markos is the Greek equivalent, while Marco is the Italian equivalent.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Marcos
American parents first put Marcos on the record books as a baby boy name in 1888, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 1,415 Marcoss were born — ranking #240 that year. About 25% of every Marcos on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marcos ranks #485 for baby boys with 644 births, holding steady (-4%). All told, over 54K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Marcos
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marcos. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Marquinhos
Names that sound like Marcos
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About the name Marcos
Marcos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 54K births in the dataset. Marcos's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #224. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcos'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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