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Marcus

Boy · MAR-kus · Latin

Marcus is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “dedicated to Mars”. In 2025 it ranked 253rd for boys in the UK (208 babies) and 258th for boys in the US (1,341 babies).

What does Marcus mean?

Latin: Roman first name, probably from Mars

“dedicated to Mars”

A Roman first name probably linked to Mars; Marcus Aurelius was the philosopher emperor.

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MAR-kus

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Is Marcus a girl's or a boy's name?

Marcus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 208 boys in the UK and 1,341 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Marcus in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#253among boys
Babies in 2025
208about 1 in 1,400 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 9% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 208 boys in the UK were named Marcus, making it the 253rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 234th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 718 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Marcus since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Marcus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 253 boys in the UK were given Marcus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #228, up from #253 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 267th in England and Wales, 140th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#71) and 1994 (#82).

1996Busiest: 718 in 19962025
Marcus in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025208#253
2024249#224
2023253#217
2022256#219
2021253#226
2020239#234
2019259#226
2018281#215
2017278#219
2016333#191
2015373#177
2014320#204
2013380#170
2012428#153
2011392#163
2010438#149
2009430#150
2008525#125
2007575#117
2006535#119
2005496#129
2004540#118
2003597#104
2002615#98
2001708#89
2000627#100
1999622#98
1998698#91
1997680#92
1996718#86

How popular is Marcus in the US?

Rank in 2025
#258among boys
Babies in 2025
1,341about 1 in 1,300 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 22% in five years
Same name in a class
1.1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,341 boys in the US were named Marcus, making it the 258th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 226th. Its busiest year was 1984, with 5,996 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Marcus than any year since 1966.

Half of all the boys named Marcus in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 2,082 boys in the US were given Marcus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #191, up from #258 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 5,996 in 19842025
Marcus in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,341#258
20241,382#256
20231,400#250
20221,479#235
20211,616#228
20201,661#226
20191,722#218
20181,901#209
20172,037#194
20162,183#183
20152,481#168
20142,620#157
20132,536#159
20122,718#149
20112,814#145
20103,131#130
20093,409#123
20083,392#125
20073,670#117
20063,813#112
20053,477#116
20043,480#116
20033,395#119
20023,544#106
20013,696#104
20003,797#99
19993,867#98
19984,015#96
19974,183#93
19964,546#87
19954,647#81
19945,258#75
19935,063#74
19924,545#82
19915,069#76
19905,304#72
19895,395#67
19885,207#66
19874,950#67
19865,278#63
19855,586#61
19845,996#57
19835,637#58
19824,988#63
19814,510#67
19804,260#71
19794,048#76
19783,995#70
19773,846#72
19763,681#74
19753,969#68
19743,801#73
19733,714#72
19723,685#71
19714,410#65
19704,315#71
19692,212#138
19681,538#174
19671,472#176
19661,266#194
19651,373#184
19641,351#207
19631,322#212
19621,372#208
19611,313#214
19601,326#210
19591,210#226
1958982#251
19571,035#240
19561,063#225
1955974#228
1954897#235
1953725#257
1952676#263
1951576#284
1950556#283
1949464#315
1948406#333
1947392#344
1946382#331
1945280#355
1944277#359
1943282#365
1942268#371
1941265#358
1940250#362
1939226#377
1938224#375
1937226#358
1936207#380
1935226#361
1934226#361
1933239#349
1932222#377
1931225#374
1930277#334
1929248#360
1928256#362
1927279#350
1926310#325
1925312#325
1924333#315
1923320#326
1922297#343
1921353#305
1920321#326
1919287#333
1918273#346
1917283#322
1916278#312
1915307#282
1914192#331
1913172#302
1912132#328
191164#340
191063#311
190949#330
190851#307
190746#313
190661#253
190553#270
190442#300
190344#282
190244#285
190144#259
190048#301
189946#246
189844#268
189738#297
189639#296
189536#301
189446#256
189351#241
189244#270
189128#318
189033#299
188938#271
188847#256
188723#340
188639#272
188544#248
188457#218
188338#263
188246#248
188145#224
188047#241

Nicknames for Marcus

Names like Marcus

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Matthew Michael Mark Nathan Adam Jason Patrick Daniel Dominic Nicholas Joshua Jamie

Other spellings of Marcus

Markus Marcos Markas Markos

Names related to Marcus

Markuss Marquis Marques Marquise Marquese Marqus

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