Marcus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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. Mars was identified as the Roman god of war.

From Wikipedia

Marcus first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 501 babies (rank #72 that year). In 2024 it was given to 257 boys (rank #124). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Marcus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marcus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,113

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

501

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Marcus

Marcus Rashfordphilanthropist · b. 1997
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippamilitary leader · b. 62 BC
Marcus Garveyreligious leader · b. 1887
Marcus Tulio Tanakaassociation football player · b. 1981
Marcus Thuramassociation football player · b. 1997

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	218	#167
1992	184	#183
1993	226	#151
1994	200	#153
1995	278	#129
1996	285	#124
1997	269	#127
1998	277	#124
1999	289	#119
2000	294	#107
2001	382	#91
2002	332	#97
2003	363	#89
2004	385	#87
2005	410	#83
2006	410	#83
2007	470	#77
2008	500	#78
2009	486	#76
2010	501	#72
2011	479	#75
2012	491	#78
2013	454	#84
2014	460	#80
2015	479	#76
2016	492	#71
2017	406	#86
2018	392	#87
2019	314	#116
2020	317	#103
2021	287	#125
2022	288	#111
2023	238	#131
2024	257	#124