Marcus
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning dedicated to Mars; warlike.
Babies a year
2,011
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#258
down from #256
UK popularity
#267
170 babies · down from #233
How Marcus has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #168 |
| 2016 | #183 |
| 2017 | #195 |
| 2018 | #209 |
| 2019 | #218 |
| 2020 | #226 |
| 2021 | #228 |
| 2022 | #237 |
| 2023 | #249 |
| 2024 | #256 |
| 2025 | #258 |
In 2025, 170 babies in England and Wales were named Marcus. In the US, 2,011 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 5,992 in 1984.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Marcus was most common in 1985, when it went to 0.29% of American babies of that sex.
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