Boys' name · since 1915
Markus
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 14,947 babies named Markus, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,947
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
14,947 babies have been named Markus since 1915, making it today's #1335 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Markus recorded 14,947 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #1335 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,335 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,947 born since 1915
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markus ranks #974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,335 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,947 born since 1915, peaking in the 1990s.
- #974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,947
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Markus's 14,947 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Markus compares
14,947 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Markus's all-time total is 41x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Markus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,947 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 396 | 34 | 22,252 |
Markus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markus's full recorded timeline at 1979, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 396 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 396
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Markus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,487 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Markus's strongest decade.
3,487 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Markus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 291
1950s
291 births
- 1960s 725
1960s
725 births
- 1970s 1,281
1970s
1,281 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,136 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,487 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,251 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,706 births
- 2020s 938
2020s
938 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,487 births (23% of all-time use).
How Markus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Markus's total volume
Markus by state
Where Markus concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,787 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,170 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 725 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 702 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 651 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 601 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 529 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 382 | 2.6% |
1,787 of 14,947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Markus appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Markus's data
- Markus's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,487 total births); usage has since declined to 938 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Markuss (1,787 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Markus
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Markus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.