How many Tamarcuss are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Tamarcus are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Tamarcus in 2025?

Tamarcus is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.

Will my child share the name Tamarcus with classmates?

Tamarcus will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Tamarcus

Masculine

Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year

rare

Tamarcus sets a light Ta- in front of Marcus, the old Roman name, making a three-syllable name with the stress in the middle. It has weight and swing.

How old is the name Tamarcus?

Tamarcus first appears in US birth records in 1974 — 51 years ago. The typical Tamarcus alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 500 people named Tamarcus are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Tamarcus most popular?

Tamarcus peaked in 1984, reaching #2613 nationally. See the whole 1984 chart.

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Where it comes from

Origin, sound and short forms

Our story of Tamarcus

Marcus has been a name for more than two thousand years, carried by Roman generals and emperors and by saints. American families gave it new openings, De-, Da-, Ta-, and Tamarcus is one of the results. It keeps Marcus's strength and gives it a quicker start, a name built for the sound of it.

Meaningnot established

Not established

No source records a meaning for Tamarcus. Its core is Marcus, a Roman first name linked to Mars; the Ta- in front has no documented meaning, and no record says who first joined them.

Pronouncing Tamarcus

tuh-MAR-kus

Stress on the middle syllable.

Nicknames for Tamarcus

Moderate

MarcusThe heart of the name, and a classic name in its own right

TayTaken from the front

What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1974
Most boys named: 199927 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #2613reached in 1984
Change vs 2021: +16.7%7 in 2024, from 6

Tamarcus sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1999, with 27 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Tamarcuss among us

500

people named Tamarcus are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Questions parents actually ask

Fashion outlook

Tamarcus sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

The trade-off

Practical strengths

It has a strong, memorable rhythm.
Marcus is a ready, classic short form.

What to consider

It will be spelled Temarcus or Tamarkus.
There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.

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Frequently asked

How many Tamarcuss are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Tamarcus are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Tamarcus in 2025?: Tamarcus is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
Will my child share the name Tamarcus with classmates?: Tamarcus will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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