Given name & surname
Marqus
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marqus is a variant of Marcus. In Latin use, Marcus carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marqus 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
Marqus is a romanization of مرقس. مرقس comes from Aramaic, and ultimately from Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marqus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 960
- 960 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 742 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marqus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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