Given name & surname
Markos
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Markos is a variant of Marcus. In Latin use, Marcus carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Markos 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
Markos is a romanization of ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ. ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Markos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,040
- 1,040 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,331 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,331 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,151 as a first name in 2020; 1,287 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.
Markos’s family of names
Markos has a related form in Mark. Markos has a related form in Marcus. In Old Armenian usage, Markos is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Մարկոս.
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Around the world
Markos has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Markos
- Marcos BaghdatisCypriot tennis player (born 1985)
- Markos VafeiadisGreek politician (1906-1992)
- Markos VamvakarisGreek rebetiko musician, composer and singer (1905–1972)
- Markos Botsarisgeneral and hero of the Greek War of Independence and more (1790–1823)1788–1823
- Markos KyprianouCypriot politicianborn 1960
- Markos GenetiEthiopian long-distance runnerborn 1984
- Markos VellidisGreek former footballerborn 1987
- Markos MoulitsasAmerican bloggerborn 1971
- Markos Vasilakisorthodox Christian bishopborn 1965
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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