Markus

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

Boy's name · #1333 in the US (2025) · 90s

Markus has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #495 (1990) · 14,947 babies named Markus all-time · 1 in 13,000 boys born 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)

Among 6,007 notable people named Markus:

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

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