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How popular is the name Markas?

Births per year, rank history and how many Markases are alive today.

Markas (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Marcus in England and Wales, ranked 2952nd in 2025 and given to 7 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2021, when 38 babies were given the name, the 825th most popular that year. It has declined since 2021; the 2025 figure is roughly 18% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Marcus you are most likely to meet is around 51 years old. Half of all Marcuses born in England and Wales are between 26 and 49, and there are at least 37,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 12% chance that at least one of them will be called Marcus.

How many babies are named Markas each year?

Includes all spellings: Markas, Marcus, Markus. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

05001k1980200020201974: ~964 estimated (750-1,179)1994: ~764 estimated (540-988)1996: 6831997: 6331998: 6371999: 5742000: 5902001: 6562002: 5692003: 5342004: 4862005: 4442006: 4802007: 5092008: 4722009: 4192010: 3992011: 3652012: 4132013: 3682014: 3042015: 3392016: 3102017: 2522018: 2672019: 2572020: 2512021: 2512022: 2672023: 2512024: 2392025: 193estimatedactual

Where does the Markas spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202006: ranked 4,0522009: ranked 2,1262010: ranked 3,3322012: ranked 1,3672013: ranked 1,7962014: ranked 2,0792015: ranked 2,0202016: ranked 2,0272017: ranked 2,3242018: ranked 1,3242019: ranked 9742020: ranked 9442021: ranked 8252022: ranked 9252023: ranked 1,3092024: ranked 3,2552025: ranked 2,952

Where does the Marcus spelling rank?

1101005001980200020201974: ranked 711994: ranked 821996: ranked 851997: ranked 881998: ranked 881999: ranked 932000: ranked 952001: ranked 832002: ranked 922003: ranked 1002004: ranked 1202005: ranked 1272006: ranked 1192007: ranked 1152008: ranked 1272009: ranked 1532010: ranked 1572011: ranked 1702012: ranked 1672013: ranked 1742014: ranked 2162015: ranked 1942016: ranked 2052017: ranked 2552018: ranked 2362019: ranked 2452020: ranked 2402021: ranked 2472022: ranked 2302023: ranked 2352024: ranked 2332025: ranked 267

Where does the Markus spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 1,3371997: ranked 1,1131998: ranked 1,1101999: ranked 8092000: ranked 7512001: ranked 1,2022002: ranked 8052003: ranked 1,2482004: ranked 9702005: ranked 1,1352006: ranked 1,0842007: ranked 1,1692008: ranked 9432009: ranked 7112010: ranked 8322011: ranked 9992012: ranked 7832013: ranked 8502014: ranked 9352015: ranked 9502016: ranked 1,0812017: ranked 9432018: ranked 9852019: ranked 1,0832020: ranked 1,2302021: ranked 1,2502022: ranked 1,2242023: ranked 1,1082024: ranked 1,1622025: ranked 1,613

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

When was the name Markas most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Marcus, peaked in 1974, when around 960 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Markas spelling itself peaked in 2021, with 38 babies.

How many people are called Markas?

At least 37,000 people named Markas in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Markas?

Most living Markases are between 26 and 49; the most common age is about 51.

Is Markas becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak.






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