Marcos

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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. Marcos or Markos may refer to:

From Wikipedia

Marcos first appears in the data in 1888 and has been recorded in 120 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 1,415 babies (rank #240 that year). In 2024 it was given to 639 boys (rank #482). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Marcos

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marcos yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

53,151

Total babies (all years)

120

Years in the data

1,415

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Marcos

Marcos Rojoassociation football player · b. 1990
Marcos Alonso Mendozaassociation football player · b. 1990
Marcos Llorenteassociation football player · b. 1995
Marcos Acuñaassociation football player · b. 1991
Marcos Pauloassociation football player · b. 1977

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1888	5	#1,124
1904	6	#1,158
1905	7	#1,054
1906	7	#1,076
1907	6	#1,288
1908	7	#1,178
1911	7	#1,483
1912	12	#1,493
1913	13	#1,556
1914	27	#1,119
1915	24	#1,396
1916	21	#1,578
1917	39	#1,075
1918	30	#1,308
1919	36	#1,182
1920	48	#1,000
1921	56	#944
1922	30	#1,360
1923	54	#935
1924	44	#1,086
1925	46	#1,017
1926	34	#1,257
1927	54	#945
1928	53	#935
1929	48	#980
1930	43	#1,064
1931	54	#872
1932	41	#1,046
1933	40	#1,023
1934	38	#1,069
1935	35	#1,116
1936	40	#1,002
1937	27	#1,300
1938	42	#987
1939	39	#1,024
1940	48	#926
1941	40	#1,032
1942	47	#983
1943	45	#1,004
1944	41	#1,030
1945	52	#873
1946	70	#798
1947	53	#981
1948	75	#793
1949	84	#751
1950	94	#709
1951	82	#779
1952	95	#724
1953	94	#740
1954	99	#726
1955	107	#711
1956	103	#723
1957	109	#717
1958	126	#680
1959	153	#624
1960	165	#611
1961	177	#594
1962	186	#575
1963	187	#581
1964	220	#527
1965	245	#490
1966	199	#545
1967	248	#479
1968	265	#467
1969	308	#446
1970	367	#427
1971	362	#427
1972	406	#390
1973	454	#362
1974	463	#357
1975	521	#335
1976	451	#359
1977	527	#339
1978	528	#334
1979	531	#340
1980	630	#309
1981	631	#304
1982	623	#316
1983	672	#295
1984	665	#300
1985	725	#284
1986	738	#284
1987	705	#306
1988	727	#310
1989	805	#300
1990	962	#273
1991	1,028	#264
1992	1,077	#263
1993	1,113	#257
1994	1,139	#253
1995	1,144	#249
1996	1,350	#224
1997	1,320	#234
1998	1,341	#236
1999	1,316	#243
2000	1,407	#239
2001	1,415	#240
2002	1,327	#247
2003	1,379	#241
2004	1,369	#244
2005	1,360	#246
2006	1,386	#248
2007	1,388	#254
2008	1,349	#261
2009	1,212	#280
2010	1,027	#312
2011	891	#340
2012	893	#344
2013	870	#363
2014	769	#405
2015	762	#408
2016	721	#431
2017	732	#425
2018	705	#432
2019	658	#454
2020	621	#480
2021	601	#490
2022	619	#491
2023	638	#476
2024	639	#482