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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 674 babies (rank #85 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

9,606

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

674

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
1996	674	#85
1997	621	#88
1998	625	#88
1999	554	#93
2000	567	#95
2001	644	#83
2002	546	#92
2003	521	#100
2004	465	#120
2005	426	#127
2006	457	#119
2007	489	#115
2008	444	#127
2009	368	#153
2010	359	#157
2011	338	#170
2012	354	#168
2013	321	#174
2014	263	#217
2015	297	#194
2016	273	#205