Marcus
Top 1000
About Marcus
Though ancient, Marcus now sounds more current than Mark, in tune with today's trend towards us-ending Latinate names.
Marcus, which is thought to be related to Mars, the god of war, was commonplace in classical Rome--not surprising as it was one of only about a dozen given names in use then. Among the most prominent were the emperor and stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, the Marcus known to us as Mark Antony, and the politician, philosopher and orator Cicero.
Dr Marcus Welby was a staple on vintage TV, and since then we have seen the name in both the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises, as the protagonist of Nick Hornby's About a Boy, on Sons of Anarchy and Men of a Certain Age, and in Indiana Jones, The Blind Side, and Bad Santa.
Marcus Loew was the movie magnate behind MGM and Loew's theatres, and Marcus Allen was an Oakland Raiders superstar.
Marius is a related possibility.
Pronounced MAR-kus.
As of October 2026, Marcus ranked #258 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #57 in 1984, Nameberry popularity #352.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #157 | 2,618 | 1,362.9 |
| 2015 | #168 | 2,479 | 1,293.3 |
| 2016 | #183 | 2,182 | 1,149.8 |
| 2017 | #194 | 2,036 | 1,100 |
| 2018 | #209 | 1,900 | 1,046.2 |
| 2019 | #218 | 1,721 | 959.2 |
| 2020 | #226 | 1,659 | 961.1 |
| 2021 | #228 | 1,616 | 923.7 |
| 2022 | #235 | 1,478 | 846.5 |
| 2023 | #249 | 1,398 | 817.3 |
| 2024 | #256 | 1,376 | 798.7 |
| 2025 | #258 | 1,341 | 785.1 |
World rankings
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Marcus on lists
Famous Marcuss
- Marcus Aurelius
Roman Emperor
- Marcus Antonius aka Mark Antony
Roman general and politician
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman politician, philosopher and orator
- Marcus Licinius Crassus
Roman general and politician; wealthiest Roman of all time
- Marcus Junius Brutus
Roman politician; assassin of Julius Caesar
- Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Jamaican civil rights leader
- Marcus Miller
American jazz composer
- Marcus Camby
American basketball player
- Marcus Sloan
American basketball player
- Marcus Mastin
American author
- Marcus Carl Franklin
American actor
- Marcus Mumford
English musician
- Marcus Ardel Tafuna Taulauniu Mariota
American football quarterback; 2014 Heisman trophy winner
- Marcus
the apostle Paul's fellowlabourer (Philemon 24)
- Marcus Cannon
American football player
- Marcus Mailei
American football player
- Marcus Easley
American football player
- Marcus Trufant
American football player
- Marcus Thigpen
American football player
- Marcus Edward Trescothick
English cricketer
- Marcus Warren Haber
Canadian soccer player
- Marcus Paul "Marc" Blucas
American actor
- Marcus Morris
American basketballer; twin brother Markieff Morris
- Marcus Terrell Paulk
American actor/rapper
- Marcus Coloma
American actor
- Marcus Nonius Macrinus
Roman general and statesman
- Marcus Lloyd Butler
British vlogger
- Marcus Kleveland
Norwegian snowboarder
- Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian,Swedish celebrity chef
- Marcus Gunnarsen
part of Norwegian pop duo Marcus & Martinus
- Marcus Dobre
American YouTuber; twin brother Lucas Dobre
- Marcus James Jordan (b. 1990)
son of basketballer Michael Jordan
- Marcus Anthony Duggar (b. 2013)
son of reality TV personality Josh and Anna Duggar
- Marcus Rashford
English professional footballer
Marcus in pop culture
- "Marcus Welby
MD," TV series
- Marcus Little "Li'l Little"
character on Disney and Disney XD TV show Suite Life on Deck
- Marcus Eaton
character in the Divergent trilogy
- Marcus
character in the Partials series
- Marcus Lenam
character in "The Silver Eye," webcomic by Laura Hollingsworth
- Marcus Pike
character on TV's "The Mentalist"
- Marcus Andronicus
Titus's brother in Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus"
- Marcus Brewer
boy in book/film "About a Boy"
- Marcus Bozeman
character on TV's "True Blood"
- Marcus Vansten
character from the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
- Marcus Hastings
character in the novel "Demented" by Elise Noble
- Marcus Vinicius
main character in Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel, "Quo Vadis"
- Marcus Fortunatus
character in H. Rider Haggard's "Pearl Maiden"
- Marcus Dixon
character on TV's "Alias"
- Marcus Copeland
character in movie "White Chicks"
- Marcus Burnett
character in movie "Bad Boys"
- Marcus Cole
character on TV's "Babylon 5"
- Marcus Corvinus
main character in novels by David Wishart
- Marcus
character in the Underworld films series
- Marcus Didius Falco
main character in novels by Lindsey Davis
- Marcus Johnson
son of Nick Fury in Marvel Comics
- Marcus Flavius Aquila
main character in Rosemary Sutcliff's "Eagle of the Ninth"
- Marcus Flint
character in the Harry Potter series
- Marcus Kane
character on TV's "The 100"
- Marcus Fenix
main character in the Gears of War video game series
- Marcus Carter
character in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
- Father Marcus Keane
character on TV's "The Exorcist"
- Marcus
character in "Ouija"
- Marcus
vampire in the Twilight Saga
- Neiman Marcus
department store
- Marcus Holloway
main character in the game "Watch Dogs 2"
- Marcus Cole
recurring character in the show 13 Reasons Why
- Marcus Isaacson
character in "The Alienist"
- Marcus Kim
character in moview "Always Be My Maybe"
- Marcus Goldman
main character of "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair" by Joël Dicker
- "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus"
Song by Taylor Swift featured in "The Tortured Poets Department"