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Marko

Boy · MAR-koh · Latin

Marko is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “dedicated to Mars”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 2,056th for boys in the US (72 babies).

What does Marko mean?

Latin: Slavic and Finnish form of Mark

“dedicated to Mars”

Form of Mark used in Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine and Finland; Prince Marko is a hero of Serbian epic songs.

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MAR-koh

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

Marko is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 72 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Marko in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,372among boys
Babies in 2025
21about 1 in 14,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 2% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Marko, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 27 boys.

Half of all the boys named Marko in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 119 boys in the UK were given Marko or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #393, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 27 in 20192025
Marko in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202521#1,372
202414#1,825
202321#1,355
202213#1,886
202114#1,791
202015#1,657
201927#1,103
201813#1,902
201718#1,490
201620#1,403
201525#1,167
201415#1,650
201321#1,290
201226#1,128
201116#1,542
201018#1,452
200917#1,451
200816#1,490
200718#1,343
200624#1,034
200517#1,267
200417#1,183
200311#1,498
200212#1,312
200115#1,103
200014#1,113
199911#1,267
199810#1,346
19979#1,412
19969#1,394

How popular is Marko in the US?

Rank in 2025
#2,056among boys
Babies in 2025
72about 1 in 24,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 7% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 72 boys in the US were named Marko, making it the 2,056th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,849th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 138 boys. It first appears in the records in 1892.

Half of all the boys named Marko in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 934 boys in the US were given Marko or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #361, up from #2,056 for this spelling alone.

1892Busiest: 138 in 20062025
Marko in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202572#2,056
202486#1,862
202367#2,146
202262#2,298
202179#1,914
202080#1,849
201982#1,842
201881#1,855
201795#1,661
201694#1,675
2015100#1,599
201497#1,608
2013124#1,361
2012100#1,575
2011107#1,505
2010109#1,492
2009106#1,545
2008114#1,445
2007113#1,433
2006138#1,214
2005115#1,314
2004100#1,412
200390#1,449
200291#1,421
200190#1,386
200084#1,462
199971#1,557
199868#1,555
199756#1,727
199670#1,452
199547#1,836
199447#1,817
199350#1,716
199247#1,773
199158#1,496
199051#1,610
198955#1,487
198842#1,666
198753#1,377
198649#1,418
198555#1,289
198445#1,421
198357#1,205
198241#1,513
198162#1,169
198054#1,258
197946#1,370
197841#1,452
197742#1,407
197633#1,607
197537#1,455
197444#1,269
197340#1,312
197213#2,658
197123#1,861
197035#1,415
196922#1,766
196825#1,573
196727#1,475
196627#1,483
196522#1,668
196416#2,039
196319#1,838
196224#1,624
196120#1,822
196021#1,771
195916#2,032
19589#2,816
195715#2,092
195612#2,359
195517#1,901
195414#2,113
19537#3,142
195215#2,009
19510–
19508#2,769
19495#3,688
19480–
19470–
19467#2,918
19450–
19440–
19435#3,536
19427#2,939
19410–
19406#3,130
19390–
19385#3,533
19370–
19365#3,548
19350–
19340–
19335#3,640
19325#3,774
19319#2,650
19308#3,020
192913#2,198
192813#2,270
192711#2,523
192612#2,435
19259#2,934
192410#2,821
192312#2,445
192211#2,629
19219#2,985
19200–
19196#3,735
19180–
19178#2,955
19160–
19159#2,620
19140–
19130–
19120–
19110–
19100–
19090–
19080–
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18990–
18980–
18970–
18960–
18950–
18940–
18930–
18925#1,065

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