Markus
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning dedicated to mars; variant of Marcus.
How Markus has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #867 |
| 2016 | #852 |
| 2017 | #931 |
| 2018 | #980 |
Markus by the numbers
In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Markus. In the US, 223 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 396 babies in 1994, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Marcus
Like Markus, each of these traces back to Marcus: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Markus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marcusdedicated to Mars; warlike2,011 in the US (2017)
- Mariusof mars; warlike18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markosdedicated to Mars; warrior; greek form of Marcus5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markasdedicated to mars; a form of Marcus7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markis6 in the US (2017)
- Marqus6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Markus
Names that are said the same way as Markus, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Markus
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