Markus

Boy name

Markus has been given to 14,947 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 1994.

Meaning & origin

Rare spelling variant of Marcus.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

14,947

Peak year

1994 (396 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▼ -45%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Markus.

14,365 babies since 1965

15,565 babies since 1912

15,570 babies since 1905

15,608 babies since 1888

15,723 babies since 1952

15,832 babies since 1961

16,037 babies since 1967

16,116 babies since 1882

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