NameTides

Markus

Markus was the #1,333 boys' name in the US in 2025 (144 babies), and #1,613 in England & Wales and #818 in Canada.

Markus as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Markus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Markus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,333 (144)#1,613 (16)#560 (5)——#818 (32)
2024#1,220 (165)#1,162 (24)#727 (3)—#655 (4)#502 (58)
2023#1,346 (140)#1,108 (26)——#770 (3)#497 (56)
2022#1,269 (152)#1,224 (22)#703 (3)—#454 (7)#554 (49)
2021#1,125 (181)#1,250 (21)#437 (7)—#755 (3)#472 (62)
2020#1,209 (156)#1,230 (21)#599 (4)—#556 (5)#404 (75)
2019#1,098 (181)#1,083 (25)#516 (5)—#506 (6)#444 (65)
2018#979 (212)#985 (29)———#412 (72)
2017#929 (225)#943 (32)#733 (3)—#495 (6)#340 (97)
2016#849 (264)#1,081 (26)#401 (8)#358 (4)#448 (7)#301 (116)
2015#864 (261)#950 (31)#389 (8)#415 (3)#699 (3)#320 (105)
2014#732 (327)#935 (31)#399 (8)#398 (3)—#326 (102)
2013#797 (279)#850 (35)#466 (6)—#534 (5)#321 (100)
2012#825 (265)#783 (41)#500 (5)#403 (3)#430 (8)#356 (85)
2011#684 (345)#999 (27)#386 (8)—#490 (6)#297 (104)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1994 at #508.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Markus is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Markus by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #737WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #829MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,217TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Markus (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#63618

Markus (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MarkusCanadaBoys#81832
MarkusEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
MarkusIrelandBoys—too few
MarkusNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MarkusScotlandBoys#5605
MarkusUSBoys#1,333144