UK boy's name
Markuss
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Markuss is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Markuss popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 22 births.
This profile covers 188 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 2007 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 14% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 191 living people in the UK are called Markuss. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Markuss ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 22 boys were registered as Markuss.
- • Markuss ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #343 in 2013.
- • About 191 living people in the UK are estimated to have Markuss as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2012
22 births
Estimated living
191
2026
Popularity
Markuss over time
The chart below shows babies named Markuss registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Markuss, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 22 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Markuss by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Markuss was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3479 | 32 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1735 | 146 | 10 |
| 2000s | #4183 | 10 | 3 |
Geography
Where Markuss is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Markuss. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Markuss ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #343 in 2013.
Across the UK
Markuss in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#343 in 2013
1 years of NISRA records, 4 total registered
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Names similar to Markuss
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- Muhammad 72,235
- Max 59,807
- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Markuss: questions and answers
How popular is the name Markuss in the UK right now?
In 2024, Markuss was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Markuss most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 22 babies registered as Markuss in England and Wales.
How many people are called Markuss in the UK?
A total of 188 babies have been registered as Markuss across the 18 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 4 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Markuss most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Markuss ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #343 in 2013. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.