The baby name Markus is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmɑːrkəs/ (English), /ˈmaʁkʊs/ (German); respelling: MAR-kus, MAHR-koos.
Markus is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Markus is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmɑːrkəs/ (English), /ˈmaʁkʊs/ (German); respelling: MAR-kus, MAHR-koos.
Markus is Latin in Origin.
Markus is the Germanic and Nordic form of Latin Marcus, a praenomen linked to Mars, the Roman god of war, likely with deeper Etruscan roots. The usual meaning is “dedicated to Mars” or “warlike.” Through the renown of Saint Mark the Evangelist (Latin Marcus), the name spread across early Christian Europe and settled in German-speaking lands and Scandinavia as Markus.
Usage is attested from the Middle Ages onward and rose strongly in the 20th century, peaking in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Finland, with steady popularity in Sweden and Norway. Related forms include Marcus, Mark (English), Marco and Marcos (Romance), Marko (Slavic), Markos (Greek), Márkus (Hungarian), Markús (Icelandic), and Mārkus (Latvian). Common short form: Mark. Feminine counterparts are Marcia and Marcella. Markus offers a brisk, pan-European classic with timeless gravitas.
| Markus Söder Markus Söder is best known as a leading German politician and the Minister-President of Bavaria, a role he has held since 2018. He is a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and has also served as the party’s leader since 2019. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus | Stockhausen | Karlheinz Stockhausen | musician | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 820 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Austria | 0 | #4 | 798 | 850 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #5 | 11,229 | 2,180 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #9 | 31,774 | 5,697 |
| Germany | 0 | #10 | 2,089 | 2,542 | |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #24 | 4,487 | 2,041 |
| NA | 0 | #28 | 6 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #30 | 8 | 1,051 | |
| ID | 0 | #36 | 4 | 2,238 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #39 | 15,729 | 3,552 |
| MT | 0 | #42 | 2 | 1,767 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #44 | 113 | 2,087 |
| Finland | 0 | #47 | 709 | 830 | |
| Austria | Boys | 2010 | #50 | 162 | 61 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #58 | 99 | 444 |
| NL | Boys | 2014 | #59 | 8 | 79 |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| JP | 0 | #73 | 5 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #98 | 152 | 6,830 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #108 | 3 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #113 | 3 | 1,675 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #117 | 15 | 4,130 |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #133 | 5 | 1,769 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #145 | 7 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #164 | 19 | 1,509 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #164 | 11 | 3,954 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #171 | 177 | 7,401 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #173 | 7 | 4,064 |
| DK | 0 | #179 | 25 | 5,198 | |
| HR | 0 | #179 | 3 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #185 | 34 | 4,970 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PL | 0 | #205 | 8 | 2,600 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #206 | 6 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #231 | 7 | 7,146 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #232 | 10 | 7,111 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #245 | 14 | 3,997 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #247 | 58 | 6,530 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #249 | 58 | 2,588 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #249 | 88 | 6,459 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| SG | 0 | #253 | 17 | 11,010 | |
| NG | 0 | #264 | 9 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #266 | 8 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #270 | 20 | 6,578 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #286 | 8 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #295 | 9 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #295 | 9 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #298 | 22 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #306 | 7 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #335 | 11 | 8,138 |
| HK | 0 | #337 | 12 | 8,483 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #349 | 6 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #349 | 19 | 7,951 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #356 | 5 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 27 | 11,440 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #362 | 8 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #364 | 24 | 2,865 |
| NL | 0 | #372 | 20 | 2,481 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| ZA | 0 | #389 | 59 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #393 | 113 | 12,621 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #404 | 17 | 1,885 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| Spain | 0 | #430 | 23 | 2,326 | |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #463 | 12 | 7,625 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #465 | 63 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #467 | 21 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #467 | 15 | 9,305 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 9 | 7,628 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #492 | 1,850 | 10,046 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #493 | 60 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #508 | 43 | 12,054 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #553 | 9 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IT | 0 | #560 | 156 | 4,183 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #564 | 491 | 16,906 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #572 | 21 | 9,244 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #591 | 17 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #607 | 91 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 45 | 13,390 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #658 | 94 | 12,213 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #710 | 535 | 25,619 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #711 | 245 | 5,873 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #730 | 163 | 7,044 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #738 | 49 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #746 | 187 | 5,610 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #776 | 63 | 4,949 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #816 | 63 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #845 | 42 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #861 | 122 | 16,355 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #880 | 41 | 15,656 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #905 | 208 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #985 | 17 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,051 | 42 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,119 | 10 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,158 | 19 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,176 | 36 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,568 | 47 | 28,008 |
Markus is popular in 86 countries — most recent births per country:
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