Marcus Overview
Warlike, dedicated to Mars, the Roman god of war
Boy
Latin
Derived from the Latin name “Marcus,” related to the Roman god of war, Mars.
Christianity
/ˈmɑrkəs/
Marcus is admired in many countries, including Sweden, Germany, and the USA. In 2023, Marcus ranked #208 for boys in the USA.
2 syllables
6 letters
3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)
Classic, Traditional, Cool
Noble, determined, classic
Often associated with Saint Mark, the author of the second Gospel in the New Testament.
April 25 (Italy)
Marcus Variations in Different Cultures
Mark, Markus, Marcas, Marco
Marc, Marky, Mars, Mac, Markie
Mar, Mace, Mako, Marko, M
What Is the Meaning of Marcus?
Marcus means “dedicated to Mars,” referring to the Roman god of war. The name is associated with qualities of strength, bravery, and leadership.
What Is the Origin of The Name Marcus?
The name Marcus has Latin origins, deriving from the Roman family name “Marcus.” It is believed to be related to Mars, the Roman god of war, indicating its ancient Roman roots.
Marcus Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Marcus
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 249 (-14 from 2022) | 1394 (-83 from 2022) | 0.07613 |
2022 | 235 (-7 from 2021) | 1477 (-137 from 2021) | 0.07886 |
2021 | 228 (-2 from 2020) | 1614 (-41 from 2020) | 0.08614 |
2020 | 226 (-8 from 2019) | 1655 (-65 from 2019) | 0.08948 |
2019 | 218 (-9 from 2018) | 1720 (-179 from 2018) | 0.08950 |
2018 | 209 (-15 from 2017) | 1899 (-136 from 2017) | 0.09770 |
2017 | 194 (-11 from 2016) | 2035 (-147 from 2016) | 0.10282 |
2016 | 183 (-15 from 2015) | 2182 (-297 from 2015) | 0.10772 |
2015 | 168 (-11 from 2014) | 2479 (-138 from 2014) | 0.12126 |
2014 | 157 (+2 from 2013) | 2617 (+83 from 2013) | 0.12771 |
2013 | 159 (-10 from 2012) | 2534 (-183 from 2012) | 0.12540 |
2012 | 149 (-4 from 2011) | 2717 (-98 from 2011) | 0.13390 |
2011 | 145 (-15 from 2010) | 2815 (-314 from 2010) | 0.13857 |
2010 | 130 (-7 from 2009) | 3129 (-278 from 2009) | 0.15231 |
2009 | 123 (+2 from 2008) | 3407 (+16 from 2008) | 0.16064 |
2008 | 125 (-8 from 2007) | 3391 (-278 from 2007) | 0.15552 |
2007 | 117 (-5 from 2006) | 3669 (-143 from 2006) | 0.16564 |
2006 | 112 (+4 from 2005) | 3812 (+337 from 2005) | 0.17388 |
2005 | 116 No change from 2004 | 3475 (-5 from 2004) | 0.16335 |
2004 | 116 (+3 from 2003) | 3480 (+85 from 2003) | 0.16467 |
2003 | 119 (-13 from 2002) | 3395 (-149 from 2002) | 0.16158 |
2002 | 106 (-2 from 2001) | 3544 (-152 from 2001) | 0.17148 |
2001 | 104 (-5 from 2000) | 3696 (-101 from 2000) | 0.17869 |
2000 | 99 (-1 from 1999) | 3797 (-70 from 1999) | 0.18182 |
1999 | 98 (-2 from 1998) | 3867 (-147 from 1998) | 0.18965 |
1998 | 96 (-3 from 1997) | 4014 (-167 from 1997) | 0.19796 |
1997 | 93 (-6 from 1996) | 4181 (-366 from 1996) | 0.20928 |
1996 | 87 (-6 from 1995) | 4547 (-100 from 1995) | 0.22693 |
1995 | 81 (-6 from 1994) | 4647 (-609 from 1994) | 0.23104 |
1994 | 75 (-1 from 1993) | 5256 (+193 from 1993) | 0.25786 |
1993 | 74 (+8 from 1992) | 5063 (+523 from 1992) | 0.24512 |
1992 | 82 (-6 from 1991) | 4540 (-529 from 1991) | 0.21628 |
1991 | 76 (-4 from 1990) | 5069 (-234 from 1990) | 0.23914 |
1990 | 72 (-5 from 1989) | 5303 (-91 from 1989) | 0.24642 |
1989 | 67 (-1 from 1988) | 5394 (+187 from 1988) | 0.25735 |
1988 | 66 (+1 from 1987) | 5207 (+258 from 1987) | 0.26005 |
1987 | 67 (-4 from 1986) | 4949 (-331 from 1986) | 0.25377 |
1986 | 63 (-2 from 1985) | 5280 (-306 from 1985) | 0.27476 |
1985 | 61 (-4 from 1984) | 5586 (-411 from 1984) | 0.29027 |
1984 | 57 (+1 from 1983) | 5997 (+361 from 1983) | 0.31955 |
1983 | 58 (+5 from 1982) | 5636 (+647 from 1982) | 0.30243 |
1982 | 63 (+4 from 1981) | 4989 (+480 from 1981) | 0.26436 |
1981 | 67 (+4 from 1980) | 4509 (+247 from 1980) | 0.24211 |
1980 | 71 (+5 from 1979) | 4262 (+214 from 1979) | 0.22979 |
1979 | 76 (-6 from 1978) | 4048 (+53 from 1978) | 0.22598 |
1978 | 70 (+2 from 1977) | 3995 (+147 from 1977) | 0.23382 |
1977 | 72 (+2 from 1976) | 3848 (+167 from 1976) | 0.22511 |
1976 | 74 (-7 from 1975) | 3681 (-290 from 1975) | 0.22547 |
1975 | 67 (+6 from 1974) | 3971 (+169 from 1974) | 0.24476 |
1974 | 73 (-1 from 1973) | 3802 (+88 from 1973) | 0.23322 |
1973 | 72 (-1 from 1972) | 3714 (+28 from 1972) | 0.23016 |
1972 | 71 (-6 from 1971) | 3686 (-722 from 1971) | 0.22018 |
1971 | 65 (+6 from 1970) | 4408 (+93 from 1970) | 0.24248 |
1970 | 71 (+67 from 1969) | 4315 (+2101 from 1969) | 0.22654 |
1969 | 138 (+36 from 1968) | 2214 (+676 from 1968) | 0.12104 |
1968 | 174 (+2 from 1967) | 1538 (+66 from 1967) | 0.08663 |
1967 | 176 (+18 from 1966) | 1472 (+207 from 1966) | 0.08272 |
1966 | 194 (-10 from 1965) | 1265 (-108 from 1965) | 0.06960 |
1965 | 184 (+23 from 1964) | 1373 (+21 from 1964) | 0.07247 |
1964 | 207 (+5 from 1963) | 1352 (+30 from 1963) | 0.06670 |
1963 | 212 (-4 from 1962) | 1322 (-48 from 1962) | 0.06403 |
1962 | 208 (+6 from 1961) | 1370 (+57 from 1961) | 0.06519 |
1961 | 214 (-4 from 1960) | 1313 (-10 from 1960) | 0.06087 |
1960 | 210 (+16 from 1959) | 1323 (+115 from 1959) | 0.06110 |
1959 | 226 (+25 from 1958) | 1208 (+224 from 1958) | 0.05576 |
1958 | 251 (-11 from 1957) | 984 (-52 from 1957) | 0.04566 |
1957 | 240 (-15 from 1956) | 1036 (-27 from 1956) | 0.04733 |
1956 | 225 (+3 from 1955) | 1063 (+89 from 1955) | 0.04953 |
1955 | 228 (+7 from 1954) | 974 (+78 from 1954) | 0.04660 |
1954 | 235 (+22 from 1953) | 896 (+170 from 1953) | 0.04330 |
1953 | 257 (+6 from 1952) | 726 (+50 from 1952) | 0.03626 |
1952 | 263 (+21 from 1951) | 676 (+100 from 1951) | 0.03426 |
1951 | 284 (-1 from 1950) | 576 (+20 from 1950) | 0.03013 |
1950 | 283 (+32 from 1949) | 556 (+92 from 1949) | 0.03057 |
1949 | 315 (+18 from 1948) | 464 (+58 from 1948) | 0.02575 |
1948 | 333 (+11 from 1947) | 406 (+14 from 1947) | 0.02277 |
1947 | 344 (-13 from 1946) | 392 (+10 from 1946) | 0.02110 |
1946 | 331 (+24 from 1945) | 382 (+102 from 1945) | 0.02315 |
1945 | 355 (+7 from 1944) | 280 (+4 from 1944) | 0.02042 |
1944 | 362 (+3 from 1943) | 276 (-6 from 1943) | 0.01987 |
1943 | 365 (+6 from 1942) | 282 (+14 from 1942) | 0.01939 |
1942 | 371 (-13 from 1941) | 268 (+3 from 1941) | 0.01903 |
1941 | 358 (+5 from 1940) | 265 (+15 from 1940) | 0.02112 |
1940 | 363 (+14 from 1939) | 250 (+24 from 1939) | 0.02108 |
1939 | 377 (-2 from 1938) | 226 (+2 from 1938) | 0.01994 |
1938 | 375 (-17 from 1937) | 224 (-2 from 1937) | 0.01971 |
1937 | 358 (+22 from 1936) | 226 (+19 from 1936) | 0.02066 |
1936 | 380 (-19 from 1935) | 207 (-19 from 1935) | 0.01945 |
1935 | 361 No change from 1934 | 226 No change from 1934 | 0.02113 |
1934 | 361 (-12 from 1933) | 226 (-13 from 1933) | 0.02128 |
1933 | 349 (+28 from 1932) | 239 (+17 from 1932) | 0.02343 |
1932 | 377 (-3 from 1931) | 222 (-3 from 1931) | 0.02066 |
1931 | 374 (-40 from 1930) | 225 (-52 from 1930) | 0.02103 |
1930 | 334 (+26 from 1929) | 277 (+29 from 1929) | 0.02452 |
1929 | 360 (+2 from 1928) | 248 (-8 from 1928) | 0.02239 |
1928 | 362 (-12 from 1927) | 256 (-23 from 1927) | 0.02243 |
1927 | 350 (-25 from 1926) | 279 (-31 from 1926) | 0.02401 |
1926 | 325 No change from 1925 | 310 (-2 from 1925) | 0.02706 |
1925 | 325 (-10 from 1924) | 312 (-21 from 1924) | 0.02710 |
1924 | 315 (+11 from 1923) | 333 (+13 from 1923) | 0.02849 |
1923 | 326 (+17 from 1922) | 320 (+23 from 1922) | 0.02826 |
1922 | 343 (-38 from 1921) | 297 (-56 from 1921) | 0.02640 |
1921 | 305 (+21 from 1920) | 353 (+32 from 1920) | 0.03102 |
1920 | 326 (+7 from 1919) | 321 (+34 from 1919) | 0.02916 |
1919 | 333 (+13 from 1918) | 287 (+14 from 1918) | 0.02827 |
1918 | 346 (-24 from 1917) | 273 (-10 from 1917) | 0.02603 |
1917 | 322 (-10 from 1916) | 283 (+5 from 1916) | 0.02950 |
1916 | 312 (-30 from 1915) | 278 (-29 from 1915) | 0.03011 |
1915 | 282 (+49 from 1914) | 307 (+115 from 1914) | 0.03485 |
1914 | 331 (-29 from 1913) | 192 (+20 from 1913) | 0.02810 |
1913 | 302 (+26 from 1912) | 172 (+40 from 1912) | 0.03207 |
1912 | 328 (+12 from 1911) | 132 (+68 from 1911) | 0.02924 |
1911 | 340 (-29 from 1910) | 64 (+1 from 1910) | 0.02651 |
1910 | 311 (+19 from 1909) | 63 (+14 from 1909) | 0.03021 |
1909 | 330 (-23 from 1908) | 49 (-2 from 1908) | 0.02771 |
1908 | 307 (+6 from 1907) | 51 (+5 from 1907) | 0.03066 |
1907 | 313 (-60 from 1906) | 46 (-15 from 1906) | 0.02901 |
1906 | 253 (+17 from 1905) | 61 (+8 from 1905) | 0.04234 |
1905 | 270 (+30 from 1904) | 53 (+11 from 1904) | 0.03700 |
1904 | 300 (-18 from 1903) | 42 (-2 from 1903) | 0.03032 |
1903 | 282 (+3 from 1902) | 44 No change from 1902 | 0.03402 |
1902 | 285 (-26 from 1901) | 44 No change from 1901 | 0.03315 |
1901 | 259 (+42 from 1900) | 44 (-4 from 1900) | 0.03806 |
1900 | 301 (-55 from 1899) | 48 (+2 from 1899) | 0.02961 |
1899 | 246 (+22 from 1898) | 46 (+2 from 1898) | 0.03993 |
1898 | 268 (+29 from 1897) | 44 (+6 from 1897) | 0.03331 |
1897 | 297 (-1 from 1896) | 38 (-1 from 1896) | 0.03116 |
1896 | 296 (+5 from 1895) | 39 (+3 from 1895) | 0.03022 |
1895 | 301 (-45 from 1894) | 36 (-10 from 1894) | 0.02843 |
1894 | 256 (-15 from 1893) | 46 (-5 from 1893) | 0.03683 |
1893 | 241 (+29 from 1892) | 51 (+7 from 1892) | 0.04213 |
1892 | 270 (+48 from 1891) | 44 (+16 from 1891) | 0.03347 |
1891 | 318 (-19 from 1890) | 28 (-5 from 1890) | 0.02563 |
1890 | 299 (-28 from 1889) | 33 (-5 from 1889) | 0.02757 |
1889 | 271 (-15 from 1888) | 38 (-9 from 1888) | 0.03192 |
1888 | 256 (+84 from 1887) | 47 (+24 from 1887) | 0.03618 |
1887 | 340 (-68 from 1886) | 23 (-16 from 1886) | 0.02104 |
1886 | 272 (-24 from 1885) | 39 (-5 from 1885) | 0.03276 |
1885 | 248 (-30 from 1884) | 44 (-13 from 1884) | 0.03795 |
1884 | 218 (+45 from 1883) | 57 (+19 from 1883) | 0.04644 |
1883 | 263 (-15 from 1882) | 38 (-8 from 1882) | 0.03379 |
1882 | 248 (-24 from 1881) | 46 (+1 from 1881) | 0.03770 |
1881 | 224 (+17 from 1880) | 45 (-2 from 1880) | 0.04156 |
1880 | 241 First SSA data recorded | 47 First SSA data recorded | 0.03970 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Marcus
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )Texas (TX)
#2342021 | #2642022 | #3022023 |
California (CA)
#2162021 | #2172022 | #2282023 |
Illinois (IL)
#2572021 | #2772022 | #3082023 |
New York (NY)
#2262021 | #2432022 | #2562023 |
Florida (FL)
#2442021 | #2232022 | #2412023 |
Georgia (GA)
#2042021 | #2752022 | #2602023 |
Ohio (OH)
#1902021 | #2082022 | #2242023 |
Michigan (MI)
#2202021 | #2192022 | #2682023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#2482021 | #2892022 | #3112023 |
Alabama (AL)
#2492021 | #2502022 | #1932023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#2272021 | #2272022 | #2822023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#2172021 | #2192022 | #2062023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#2112021 | #1342022 | #3312023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#2892021 | #2272022 | #2022023 |
Virginia (VA)
#1982021 | #2592022 | #2852023 |
Indiana (IN)
#1962021 | #2662022 | #3512023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#2632021 | #3412022 | #2432023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#2652021 | #3512022 | #4142023 |
Washington (WA)
#1752021 | #1872022 | #1652023 |
Missouri (MO)
#2322021 | #2972022 | #3292023 |
Maryland (MD)
#2182021 | #2592022 | #2462023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#3002021 | #2462022 | #1862023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#2622021 | #2682022 | #2842023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#3192021 | #2582022 | #3062023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#2062021 | #2072022 | #2092023 |
Colorado (CO)
#2602021 | #2972022 | #2042023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#3062021 | #2912022 | #2942023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#2562021 | #1902022 | #2472023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#2752021 | #2382022 | #2332023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#1182018 | #1462020 | #1822023 |
Kansas (KS)
#3402021 | #2702022 | #2942023 |
Oregon (OR)
#1582021 | #2272022 | #1552023 |
Iowa (IA)
#2342021 | #3012022 | #2462023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#2142021 | #2182022 | #1802023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#2132021 | #3002022 | #3042023 |
Utah (UT)
#2102021 | #3272022 | #2192023 |
Nevada (NV)
#1642021 | #3262022 | #2452023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#2482021 | #4172022 | #4832023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#3802019 | #3642020 | #3742021 |
Idaho (ID)
#2992021 | #2712022 | #2412023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#952019 | #1452021 | #1242023 |
Montana (MT)
#1612020 | #2622021 | #1152022 |
Delaware (DE)
#2302020 | #1282022 | #1752023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1932019 | #2742022 | #2792023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#2112016 | #2422018 | #2242022 |
Alaska (AK)
#872020 | #1412022 | #1912023 |
Maine (ME)
#1542018 | #1692019 | #2542023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#1402016 | #2172018 | #2272019 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#2162020 | #2012021 | #2582023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#1182012 | #1712013 | #1182021 |
Vermont (VT)
#1202009 | #802011 | #1102018 |
Popularity Rankings for Marcus in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Denmark
#392014 | #372015 | #492016 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#732003 | #722005 | #542014 |
Popularity in Sweden
#592008 | #3782022 | #3822023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#842019 | #832020 | #972023 |
Popularity in Canada
#1042021 | #902022 | #1062023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#1172021 | #1352022 | #1292023 |
Popularity in Norway
#1272021 | #1562022 | #1292023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#1372018 | #1892021 | #2072022 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#1622021 | #2022022 | #1962023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#2492021 | #2192022 | #1722023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#1782020 | #1722021 | #1772022 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#1762021 | #3112022 | #2002023 |
Popularity in Austria
#1952007 | #1812008 | #1982010 |
Popularity in France
#1932019 | #1902021 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#2452019 | #2402020 | #2472021 |
Popularity in Poland
#4052019 | #3632021 | #3182022 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#5872020 | #6682021 | #9182022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
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The name Marcus is commonly given to boys due to its strong, masculine connotations.
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