Marcus

Boy Hebrew #249 in 2023

Marcus is a boy name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Marcus

Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning or referring to the god Mars.

Popularity of Marcus

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,398 births in 2023

1880 2023

238,924 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1984

6,060 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.