Is Markus a boy or girl name?
Markus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 163 boys were named Markus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 14,800 US babies named Markus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,229
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Markus since 1915
- 14,800
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 396 babies
Boys and girls named Markus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 291 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 726 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,281 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 3,486 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,251 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,706 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 791 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 163 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 140 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 152 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 180 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 156 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 181 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 212 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 225 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 264 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 261 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 327 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 279 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 265 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 345 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 347 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 392 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 355 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 346 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 370 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 289 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 332 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 302 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 288 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 277 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 300 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 305 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 286 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 330 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 306 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 350 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 396 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 375 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 390 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 363 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 385 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 317 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 299 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 266 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 236 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 192 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 201 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 177 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 163 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 148 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 137 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 148 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 163 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 136 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 134 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 130 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 125 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 109 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 97 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 119 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 120 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 104 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 88 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 86 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 79 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 69 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 66 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 68 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 46 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 64 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 45 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 51 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 34 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,936 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,607 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,738 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,794 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,876 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,348 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,982 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,025 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,768 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,088 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,742 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,270 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Markus reached #501 in 1990. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Markus
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.