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How popular is the name Markus?
Births per year, rank history and how many Markuses are alive today.
Markus (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Marcus in England and Wales, ranked 1613th in 2025 and given to 16 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2009, when 42 babies were given the name, the 711th most popular that year. It has declined since 2009; the 2025 figure is roughly 38% 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 Markus each year?
Includes all spellings: Markus, Marcus, Markas. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Markus spelling rank?
Where does the Marcus spelling rank?
Where does the Markas spelling rank?
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 Markus 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 Markus spelling itself peaked in 2009, with 42 babies.
How many people are called Markus?
At least 37,000 people named Markus in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Markus?
Most living Markuses are between 26 and 49; the most common age is about 51.
Is Markus becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.