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How popular is the name Marc?
Births per year, rank history and how many Marcs are alive today.
Marc (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Mark in England and Wales, ranked 1613th in 2025 and given to 16 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1974, when around 1,500 babies were given the name, the 54th most popular that year. It has declined since 1974; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 25,000 babies have been named Marc in England and Wales since 1974. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Mark you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Marks born in England and Wales are between 47 and 63, and there are at least 450,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 78% chance that at least one of them will be called Mark.
How many babies are named Marc each year?
Includes all spellings: Marc, Mark. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Marc spelling rank?
Where does the Mark spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Marc most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Mark, peaked in 1964, when around 19,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Marc spelling itself peaked in 1974, with around 1,500 babies.
How many people are called Marc?
At least 450,000 people named Marc in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Marc?
Most living Marcs are between 47 and 63; the most common age is about 61.
Is Marc becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.