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Markus

Boy's name · #1336 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Markus's best rank, #495, came in 1990; it has settled back to #1336 today. Roughly 15,000 boys have been named Markus since 1915.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#27 in Estonia (2025) · #68 in Norway (2025) · #170 in Austria (2025) · #367 in Poland (2025) · #560 in Scotland (2025) · #739 in Belgium (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #818 in Canada (2025) · #941 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,073 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,613 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,627 in France (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Markuses

• Markus Persson — Swedish video game programmer and founder of Mojang (born 1979)
• Markus Söder — German politician (born 1967)
• Markus Babbel — German footballer (born 1972)
• Markus Wolf — East German intelligence service chief (1923–2006)
• Markus Zusak — Australian writer (born 1975)
• Markus Winkelhock — German racing driver (born 1980)
• Markus Rosenberg — Swedish footballer (born 1982)
• Markus Merk — German football referee (born 1962)

In stories & tradition

• Markus Simonsen^no — Markus og Diana (Norwegian-language novel)
• Markus — Detroit: Become Human (video game)
• Markus Graf — Ich heirate eine Familie (TV series)

What Markuses become

Among 6,013 notable people named Markus:

Medical professionals appear 2.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Markus Büchler, German surgeon and university full professor (born 1955).

Spellings & nicknames

Markus is the less common spelling of Marcus — about 10% of babies given the name are written this way; Marcus itself ranked #258 in 2025.

Similar names: Marcus · Tyrell · Marquis · Jakob · Marcell · Marko

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