Marc
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from French, equivalent to English Mark. Borrowed from French Marc, from Latin Marcus.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Marc (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Marc has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1999. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 529 |
| 2000 | 540 |
| 2001 | 563 |
| 2002 | 573 |
| 2003 | 586 |
| 2004 | 592 |
| 2005 | 609 |
| 2006 | 621 |
| 2007 | 621 |
| 2008 | 639 |
| 2009 | 652 |
| 2010 | 655 |
| 2011 | 666 |
| 2012 | 675 |
| 2013 | 695 |
| 2014 | 718 |
| 2015 | 736 |
| 2016 | 767 |
| 2017 | 778 |
| 2018 | 812 |
| 2019 | 827 |
| 2020 | 841 |
Marc in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Marc.Hi! My name is Marc.
- Har du träffat Marc? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Marc? He started working here on Monday.
- Marc har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Marc has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Marcs mamma är lärare.Marc's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Marcs mamma is Marc's mum.
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Questions about Marc
How do you pronounce Marc in Swedish?
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What does the name Marc mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from French, equivalent to English Mark. Borrowed from French Marc, from Latin Marcus.
How popular is Marc in Sweden?
5 babies were named Marc in 2022. In 2020, 841 people in Sweden had Marc as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1999 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.