Marcus

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1984 with 5,996 babies (rank #57 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,376 boys (rank #256). 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.

241,642

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

5,996

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
1880	47	#242
1881	45	#227
1882	46	#253
1883	38	#271
1884	57	#220
1885	44	#250
1886	39	#273
1887	23	#349
1888	47	#258
1889	38	#272
1890	33	#301
1891	28	#321
1892	44	#272
1893	51	#245
1894	46	#259
1895	36	#302
1896	39	#299
1897	38	#297
1898	44	#271
1899	46	#249
1900	48	#303
1901	44	#262
1902	44	#286
1903	44	#285
1904	42	#305
1905	53	#272
1906	61	#253
1907	46	#316
1908	51	#309
1909	49	#330
1910	63	#314
1911	64	#341
1912	132	#328
1913	172	#304
1914	192	#332
1915	307	#283
1916	278	#312
1917	283	#322
1918	273	#349
1919	287	#333
1920	321	#326
1921	353	#305
1922	297	#343
1923	320	#326
1924	333	#317
1925	312	#325
1926	310	#325
1927	279	#350
1928	256	#364
1929	248	#360
1930	277	#334
1931	225	#374
1932	222	#377
1933	239	#349
1934	226	#361
1935	226	#361
1936	207	#382
1937	226	#359
1938	224	#375
1939	226	#377
1940	250	#363
1941	265	#358
1942	268	#371
1943	282	#366
1944	277	#361
1945	280	#355
1946	382	#332
1947	392	#344
1948	406	#333
1949	464	#315
1950	556	#283
1951	576	#284
1952	676	#263
1953	725	#257
1954	897	#235
1955	974	#228
1956	1,063	#225
1957	1,036	#240
1958	983	#251
1959	1,208	#226
1960	1,326	#210
1961	1,311	#214
1962	1,372	#208
1963	1,322	#212
1964	1,352	#207
1965	1,373	#184
1966	1,266	#194
1967	1,473	#176
1968	1,538	#174
1969	2,213	#138
1970	4,315	#71
1971	4,409	#65
1972	3,685	#71
1973	3,715	#72
1974	3,802	#73
1975	3,971	#67
1976	3,680	#74
1977	3,847	#72
1978	3,996	#70
1979	4,049	#76
1980	4,262	#71
1981	4,509	#67
1982	4,988	#63
1983	5,638	#58
1984	5,996	#57
1985	5,586	#61
1986	5,279	#63
1987	4,950	#67
1988	5,207	#66
1989	5,395	#67
1990	5,303	#72
1991	5,069	#76
1992	4,545	#82
1993	5,063	#74
1994	5,257	#75
1995	4,648	#81
1996	4,547	#87
1997	4,182	#93
1998	4,015	#96
1999	3,867	#98
2000	3,797	#99
2001	3,696	#104
2002	3,544	#106
2003	3,395	#119
2004	3,480	#116
2005	3,476	#116
2006	3,812	#112
2007	3,670	#117
2008	3,392	#125
2009	3,408	#123
2010	3,131	#130
2011	2,814	#145
2012	2,718	#149
2013	2,534	#159
2014	2,618	#157
2015	2,479	#168
2016	2,182	#183
2017	2,036	#194
2018	1,900	#209
2019	1,721	#218
2020	1,659	#226
2021	1,616	#228
2022	1,478	#235
2023	1,398	#249
2024	1,376	#256