Given name & surname
Marko
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marko is a variant of Marcus. In Latin use, Marcus carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marko is a variant of Marcus. In Latin use, Marcus carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marko has a related form in Mark. An origin associated with Mark is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,439
- 4,439 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 138 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,069 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,069 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 138 in 2006. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,530 as a first name in 2020; 2,547 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marko’s family of names
In Esperanto usage, Marko shares a linguistic root with the English form Mark. Marko has a related form in Marcus. In Estonian usage, Marko has a related form in Mark.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marko has relatives in 14 languages.
11 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marko
- Marko ArnautovićAustrian association football player (born 1989)
- Marko MarinGerman association football player (born 1989)
- Marko PjacaCroatian association football playerborn 1995
- Marko PantelićSerbian footballerborn 1978
- Marko LivajaCroatian association football player (born 1993)
- Marko DmitrovićSerbian association football playerborn 1992
- Marko HietalaFinnish musicianborn 1966
- Marko PerkovićCroatian singer-songwriterborn 1966
- Marko GrujićSerbian association football playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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