Masculine dossier · first seen 1915
Markus
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1994
Peak era
1994
Peak births
396
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Markus
How many people are named Markus?
An estimated 14,211 living Americans are named Markus.
How rare is Markus?
Markus is uncommon among babies today, with 144 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 63.6% from its 1994 peak.
How old is the typical Markus?
The median age of a living American named Markus is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 38 years old.
Is Markus still popular?
Not especially. Markus has been declining since its 1994 peak and registered 144 births in 2025.
Where is Markus most common?
Markus has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.
1915Peak 19942025
Peak year
1994
Decline from peak
63.6%
2025
144
All-time
14,947
Where it lives now
Markus is most concentrated in Washington — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Markus is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.