Gender
Origin
- Latin
- German Form Of Mark
Hammer - Dutch
- Of Mars. The Roman fertility god Mars for whom March was named.
- German
- Hungarian
- Scandinavian
- Of Mars; the god of war.
- Swedish
- Warring
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Markus
Pronunciation
m(a)-rkus, mar-kus
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #508, 396 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1333, 144 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 |
| 2024 | 163 |
| 2023 | 140 |
| 2022 | 152 |
| 2021 | 180 |
| 2020 | 156 |
| 2019 | 181 |
| 2018 | 212 |
| 2017 | 225 |
| 2016 | 264 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #712, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2016 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1103, 34 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1461, 21 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2014 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #354, 11 births); most recent 2024 (rank #628, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #401, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #358, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #77, 53 births); most recent 2023 (rank #244, 14 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2014 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence