Dimarco
An Italian given name derived from the Germanic name "Deomarchus", meaning "famous freeman".
Name Census estimates that about 97 living Americans carry the first name Dimarco. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dimarco today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dimarco births was 2002 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dimarco. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Dimarco. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
97
~ 1 in 3,533,550 Americans
Peak year
2002
16 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2021 SSA rank
#12,617
Tracked since 1992
Census
Dimarco in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 150 people with the first name Dimarco, which placed it at #45,340 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#45,340
National first-name rank
People counted
150
150 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
57.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dimarco
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dimarco is Black at 57.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.7%) and White (8.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dimarco described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dimarco at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American57.3% · 86
- Hispanic or Latino24.7% · 37
- White8.7% · 13
- Two or more races7.3% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 3
Popularity
Dimarco: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dimarco from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 54 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dimarco by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dimarco during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dimarco
The name Dimarco is believed to have originated in Italy, likely during the late medieval or Renaissance period. It is thought to be a combination of the Italian prefix "di," meaning "of" or "from," and the name "Marco," which is derived from the Roman name Marcus, itself rooted in the name of the Roman god Mars.
One theory suggests that Dimarco may have initially been used as a locational surname, indicating someone who hailed from a place called Marco or a location associated with the name. Over time, it could have transitioned into being used as a given name, a common phenomenon with Italian names.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Dimarco are found in Italian historical records from the 15th and 16th centuries, during the Renaissance period. This coincides with the rise of the Italian city-states and the flourishing of art, literature, and culture in regions like Florence, Venice, and Milan.
While no significant historical figures solely bore the name Dimarco, there are a few notable individuals who had it as part of their full name:
1. Dimarco Gabriele (1504-1586), an Italian painter and architect from the Venetian Republic, known for his frescoes and church designs.
2. Dimarco Vittorio (1592-1648), a Florentine scholar and translator who produced Latin translations of ancient Greek texts.
3. Dimarco Antonio (1633-1701), a Milanese composer and organist who wrote sacred music for the Duomo di Milano.
4. Dimarco Lorenzo (1721-1789), a Venetian diplomat and writer who served as an ambassador for the Venetian Republic.
5. Dimarco Raffaele (1818-1892), an Italian sculptor from Naples who created numerous public monuments and statues.
As the name Dimarco spread beyond its initial Italian roots, it likely took on various spellings and pronunciations in other languages and cultures. However, its origins can be traced back to the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of Renaissance Italy.
People
Dimarco + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dimarco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dimarco: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dimarco?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 97 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dimarco going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,533,550 US residents.
Is Dimarco a common name?
We classify Dimarco as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 98 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dimarco most popular?
The single biggest year for Dimarco was 2002, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dimarco is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dimarco in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 150 people with the name Dimarco, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #45,340 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dimarco in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dimarco?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dimarco leans strongly male. 153 people counted with this name were male (98.7%), compared with 2 female bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dimarco?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dimarco is Black at 57.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.7%) and White (8.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dimarco most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dimarco in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.3% (86 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dimarco in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dimarco a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dimarco in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dimarco still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dimarco in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dimarco can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Dimarco?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Dimarco on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.