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Markus
OriginGerman, Scandinavian, and Finnish form of Mark
Meaning"warlike"
About Markus
The K may be trendy, but this spelling variation is much less popular than Marcus.
Pronounced MAR-kus.
As of October 2026, Markus ranked #1336 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #501 in 1990.
Editor's take: The name Markus is a boy's name of German origin.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #734 | 327 | 170.2 |
| 2015 | #867 | 261 | 136.2 |
| 2016 | #852 | 264 | 139.1 |
| 2017 | #932 | 225 | 121.6 |
| 2018 | #980 | 212 | 116.7 |
| 2019 | #1,099 | 181 | 100.9 |
| 2020 | #1,212 | 156 | 90.4 |
| 2021 | #1,131 | 180 | 102.9 |
| 2022 | #1,274 | 152 | 87.1 |
| 2023 | #1,353 | 140 | 81.8 |
| 2024 | #1,229 | 163 | 94.6 |
| 2025 | #1,336 | 144 | 84.3 |
World rankings
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Markus on lists
Famous Markuss
- Markus Zusak
Australian author
- Markus Fierz
Swiss physicist
- Markus Feehily
Irish singer, member of boy band Westlife
- Markus Merk
top,level German football referee
- Markus Sten Naslund
Swedish ice hockey player
- Markus Schulz
German trance DJ
- Markus Babbel
German footballer
- Markus Rosenberg
Swedish footballer
- Markus Alexej "Notch" Persson
Swedish creator of video game Minecraft
Markus in pop culture
- Markus
character in "Detroit: Become Human"
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