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Markus

“Variant of Marcus — Possibly linked to Mars, Roman god of war; Etruscan root meaning unknown” — Latin, of Etruscan origin

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

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. 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.

Around the world: #68 in Norway (2025).

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

Famous Markuses

• Markus Persson — Swedish video game programmer and founder of Mojang (born 1979)
• Markus Söder — German politician (CSU)
• Markus Babbel — German association football player and manager
• Markus Wolf — Head of the East German foreign intelligence service during the Cold War (1923–2006)
• Markus Zusak — Australian author (born 1975)

In stories & tradition

• Markus Simonsen — character
• Markus — fictional android
• Markus Graf — Ich heirate eine Familie

What Markuses become

Among 6,014 notable people named Markus:

Medical professionals appear 2.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Markus Büchler, German surgeon.

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

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