Marca
A feminine name derived from the Latin name Marcus, meaning "warlike."
Name Census estimates that about 204 living Americans carry the first name Marca. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marca today is around 64 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marca births was 1971 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marca. 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.
People living today
204
~ 1 in 1,680,168 Americans
Peak year
1971
18 babies that year
Average age
64
years old
1988 SSA rank
#11,212
Tracked since 1935
Census
Marca in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 372 people with the first name Marca, which placed it at #25,491 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
#25,491
National first-name rank
People counted
372
372 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marca
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marca is White at 68.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.2%) and Black (11.8%). 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 Marca 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 Marca at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.5% · 255
- Hispanic or Latino13.2% · 49
- Black or African American11.8% · 44
- Two or more races3.8% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 4
Popularity
Marca: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marca from the 1930s through to the 1980s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 86 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marca 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 Marca 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 Marca
The given name Marca has its origins rooted in the ancient Latin language. It is derived from the Latin word "marcus," which means "consecrated to the god Mars." Mars was the Roman god of war, and this name was often given to male children in honor of this deity.
In ancient Rome, the name Marca was primarily used by families belonging to the patrician class, which was the aristocratic class of ancient Rome. It was a name that carried a sense of pride and honor, reflecting the family's connection to the Roman military tradition and their devotion to the gods.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Marca can be found in the writings of the ancient Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned a man named Marca Flavius in his work "Annals." This indicates that the name was in use during the 1st century AD.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Marca. One of the most prominent was Marca Porcius Cato (234-149 BC), a Roman statesman, orator, and writer who was known for his staunch adherence to traditional Roman values and his fierce opposition to the spread of Hellenistic influences in Roman society.
Another notable figure was Marca Aurelius (121-180 AD), a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher who is best known for his writings in the philosophical work "Meditations." His reign was marked by a period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire.
In the Middle Ages, the name Marca was less common, but it did appear in some historical records. One example is Marca of Montferrat (c. 1192-1212), a Crusader who participated in the Fourth Crusade and became the King of Thessalonica, a short-lived Crusader state in Greece.
During the Renaissance period, the name Marca experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly in Italy. One notable figure from this era was Marca Antonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534), an Italian engraver and artist who was renowned for his exquisite printmaking techniques and his collaborations with famous artists such as Raphael.
In the 18th century, Marca Antônio Vilaça (1719-1786) was a Portuguese military engineer and cartographer who played a significant role in the demarcation of the boundaries between Portuguese and Spanish territories in South America.
As the name Marca has its roots in Latin and ancient Roman culture, it has been used across various regions and time periods, reflecting the enduring influence of the Roman Empire and its language on Western civilization.
People
Marca + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marca as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marca: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marca?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 204 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marca 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 1,680,168 US residents.
Is Marca a common name?
We classify Marca as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 285 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marca most popular?
The single biggest year for Marca was 1971, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marca is about 64 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Marca in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 372 people with the name Marca, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,491 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 Marca 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 Marca?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marca leans strongly female. 350 people counted with this name were female (96.4%), compared with 13 male bearers (3.6%). 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 Marca?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marca is White at 68.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.2%) and Black (11.8%). 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 Marca most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Marca in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.5% (255 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 Marca in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marca a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marca in the SSA data are female. 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 Marca still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marca 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 Marca 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 many people are named Marca?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.