Markon
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 22 babies a year in the US.
Markon by the numbers
Markon was given to 22 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Markon
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Markon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marlonlittle hammer; a form of Marlon290 in the US (2017)
- Marionof the sea; a form of Mary216 in the US (2017)
- Markodedicated to mars; warlike; a form of Mark21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markosdedicated to Mars; warrior; greek form of Marcus5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Martontown by the lake; a form of Merton5 in the US (2017)
- Marken8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Markon
Names that are said the same way as Markon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Marcon5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Markon
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