Markos Boy
How popular is Markos?
#5,207 boy name in 2025
18 baby boys were named Markos in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
Markos popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,207 for boys (▲ 448 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 18 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,298 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (41 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,757 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1965 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Markos counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marcus family of names ranked #185 for boys in 2025 (#183 the year before), with 2,089 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Markos is most popular
Babies named Markos per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Markos by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27 | #3,536 |
| 1970s | 69 | #3,017 |
| 1980s | 104 | #2,777 |
| 1990s | 191 | #2,757 |
| 2000s | 270 | #2,878 |
| 2010s | 279 | #3,163 |
| 2020s | 100 | #5,207 |
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Questions
- Is Markos a boy or girl name?
- Markos is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Markos were boys.
- How popular is the name Markos?
- 18 baby boys were named Markos in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
- When was Markos most popular?
- Markos peaked in 2008, when 41 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,757 in 1995.
- How many people are named Markos?
- 1,040 babies have been named Markos in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,013 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Markos most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Markos was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.