Markos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAR-kos
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Markos is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “probably dedicated to Mars”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Markos mean?
Latin: Greek form of Mark, from Latin Marcus
“probably dedicated to Mars”
St Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the second Gospel.
Is Markos a girl's or a boy's name?
Markos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Markos in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Markos, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 12 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Markos than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Markos in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021. 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 Markos or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #228, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Markos in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Markos in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,207th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Markos, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
2025 had more boys named Markos than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Markos in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,082 boys in the US were given Markos or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #191, up from #5,207 for this spelling alone.
Markos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,163 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
Names like Markos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Marco, Magnus, Cruz, Ezra, Maximus, Lucas, Idris, Cooper, Perez, Miguel, Rio
Other spellings of Markos
Names related to Markos
Markuss, Markese, Markis, Markeese, Markez, Markeise, Markeis
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Markos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/markos, updated 20 October 2026.