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Marco

Marco means "Italian form of Mark, from Mars" and comes from Italian, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. The name's best year yet was 2005.

ItalianItalian form of Mark, from Mars
EtymologyMeaning "dedicated to Mars"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
276
1920s
469
1930s
378
1940s
473
1950s
1,269
1960s
3,743
1970s
8,006
1980s
9,903
1990s
17,080
2000s
19,139
2010s
9,358
Peaked in the 2000s · 70,094 total U.S. births since 1900