Marko
Marko is a masculine given name, a cognate of Mark. The male name Marko is a Roman personal name that comes from the Latin word "Marti-co-s" which is a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war.
Meaning & Origin of Marko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marko is a masculine given name, a cognate of Mark. The male name Marko is a Roman personal name that comes from the Latin word "Marti-co-s" which is a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war.
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The Story of Marko
Marko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 138 Markos were born — ranking #1,213 that year. As of 2026, Marko ranks #1,994 for baby boys with 78 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 5K Markos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Marko
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- Prince Marko (c. 1335–1395), Serbian feudal lord in Serbian Kingdom, today part of Northern Macedonia
- Marko Ahtisaari (born 1969), Finnish businessman and musician
- Marko Albert (born 1979), Estonian triathlete
- Marko Albrecht (born 1970; better known as Mark 'Oh), German DJ
- Marko Anđelković (born 1984), Serbian football player
- Marko Andić (born 1983), Serbian football player
- Marko Antila (born 1969), Finnish film producer and director
- Marko Anttila (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player
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Names that sound like Marko
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About the name Marko
Marko is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Marko's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,066. Use the chart and map above to compare Marko's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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