# Markus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/markus/  
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 | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 14,947 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 14,947 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 715, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Rare spelling variant of Marcus.

## 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, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 345 | 686 |
| 2012 | 265 | 828 |
| 2013 | 279 | 797 |
| 2014 | 327 | 734 |
| 2015 | 261 | 867 |
| 2016 | 264 | 852 |
| 2017 | 225 | 932 |
| 2018 | 212 | 980 |
| 2019 | 181 | 1,099 |
| 2020 | 156 | 1,212 |
| 2021 | 181 | 1,129 |
| 2022 | 152 | 1,276 |
| 2023 | 140 | 1,355 |
| 2024 | 165 | 1,222 |
| 2025 | 144 | 1,336 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | 999 |
| 2012 | 41 | 783 |
| 2013 | 35 | 850 |
| 2014 | 31 | 935 |
| 2015 | 31 | 950 |
| 2016 | 26 | 1,081 |
| 2017 | 32 | 943 |
| 2018 | 29 | 985 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1,083 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,230 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,250 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,224 |
| 2023 | 26 | 1,108 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,162 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1,613 |

## People named Markus

- Markus Babbel, German association football player and manager
- Markus Zusak, Australian author (born 1975)
- Markus Merk, German football referee
- Markus Suttner, association football player
- Markus Schulz, German DJ and music producer
- Markus Wasmeier, alpine skier
- Markus Heikkinen, Finnish footballer
- Markus Weinzierl, German association football player and manager
- Markus Feulner, German footballer
- Markus Halsti, Finnish association football player
- Markus Schopp, Austrian association football player and manager
- Markus Steinhöfer, German footballer

## 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.