The baby name Marks is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɑrks/ ("marks").
Marks is English in Origin.
The baby name Marks is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɑrks/ ("marks").
Marks is English in Origin.
Marks is a surname-turned-given name ultimately rooted in Latin Marcus, likely connected to the Roman god Mars and interpreted as “warlike” or “dedicated to Mars.” Through the fame of Saint Mark the Evangelist, the Mark/Marcus family of names spread widely across Christian Europe. The -s ending also aligns with masculine grammatical markers in several Baltic and Slavic languages, so Marks can appear as a localized form in those traditions.
As a surname, Marks developed patronymically to mean “son of Mark” in English and Ashkenazic communities, and its recent adoption as a first name fits the modern preference for surname-style given names. Related variants include Mark, Marc, Marcus, Markus, Marco, Marcos, and the Slavic Marek; feminine counterparts include Marcia, Marcella, and Marcelle. Choosing Marks evokes both the classical martial sense of Marcus and a subtle patronymic nod to ancestry.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2016 | #1 | — | 760 |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 574 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 614 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #130 | 20 | 4,685 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #248 | 6 | 6,830 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #437 | 11 | 14,421 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #570 | 6 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #730 | 22 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #794 | 416 | 25,619 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #838 | 41 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #875 | 12 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #908 | 13 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #949 | 34 | 16,355 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #993 | 9 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 33 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,122 | 20 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,455 | 17 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Marks is popular in 58 countries — most recent births per country:
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