# Marcus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/marcus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹkəs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Marcion |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 242,999 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 241,657 / 1,342 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 11,427, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowing of Latin Marcus. Doublet of Mark.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | 9,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | 13,490 |
| 1999 | 15 | 6,724 |
| 2000 | 14 | 7,425 |
| 2001 | 9 | 10,676 |
| 2002 | 5 | 17,138 |
| 2003 | 7 | 13,317 |
| 2004 | 22 | 5,685 |
| 2007 | 5 | 19,442 |
| 2008 | 5 | 19,413 |
| 2010 | 5 | 18,824 |
| 2012 | 5 | 18,580 |
| 2016 | 5 | 17,895 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17,500 |
| 2022 | 5 | 16,845 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,814 | 145 |
| 2012 | 2,718 | 149 |
| 2013 | 2,536 | 159 |
| 2014 | 2,620 | 157 |
| 2015 | 2,481 | 168 |
| 2016 | 2,183 | 183 |
| 2017 | 2,037 | 194 |
| 2018 | 1,901 | 209 |
| 2019 | 1,722 | 218 |
| 2020 | 1,661 | 226 |
| 2021 | 1,616 | 228 |
| 2022 | 1,479 | 235 |
| 2023 | 1,400 | 250 |
| 2024 | 1,382 | 256 |
| 2025 | 1,341 | 258 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 338 | 170 |
| 2012 | 354 | 167 |
| 2013 | 321 | 174 |
| 2014 | 263 | 216 |
| 2015 | 297 | 194 |
| 2016 | 273 | 205 |
| 2017 | 211 | 255 |
| 2018 | 219 | 236 |
| 2019 | 203 | 245 |
| 2020 | 200 | 240 |
| 2021 | 192 | 247 |
| 2022 | 212 | 230 |
| 2023 | 205 | 235 |
| 2024 | 209 | 233 |
| 2025 | 170 | 267 |

## People named Marcus

- Marcus Rashford, English footballer (born 1997)
- Marcus Thuram, French footballer (born 1997)
- Marcus Grönholm, Finnish rally driver
- Marcus Hahnemann, American soccer player
- Marcus Miller, American musician, composer and producer
- Marcus Bettinelli, English association football player
- Marcus Camby, American basketball player (born 1974)
- Marcus Forss, Finnish association football player
- Marcus Morris Sr., American basketball player (born 1989)
- Marcus Bent, British footballer (born 1978)
- Marcus Edwards, English association football player (born 1998)
- Marcus Vinicius de Morais, Brazilian association football player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.