Marcus

Meaning and origin of Marcus

Popularity of Marcus in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2021.
• Over recent years, Marcus has been stable (−0.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Marcus every 11 schools, all spellings combined.

Marcus in English-speaking countries

Marcus ranks 74^th in British Columbia (Canada), 112^th in Ontario (Canada) and 145^th in Scotland, against 229^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  74^th boys’ name139 babies in 3 years1 boy in 320−6.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  112^th boys’ name328 babies in 3 years1 boy in 518−7.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  169^th boys’ name88 babies in 3 years1 boy in 560−3.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  145^th boys’ name95 babies in 3 years1 boy in 631−3.5% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  196^th boys’ name31 babies in 3 years1 boy in 822

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  201^st boys’ name71 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,012+8.3% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  252^nd boys’ name4,123 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,247−4.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  247^th boys’ name584 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,415+0.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Markus (in French)55

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Marcus

• Aubin
• Pio
• Aurèle
• Luka
• Marcel
• Luca
• Louka
• Orso
• Roman
• Maxime
• Marin
• César

See also

• →French names of Latin origin