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Marko

boy name
Origin
Slavic
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Marcus/Mark, from Latin, traditionally 'dedicated to Mars'

Famously borne by Marko Vovchok, the man's name Maria Vilinska's own mentor gave her.

The story

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Marko around the world

One shared root links 19 names across 8 languages.

Shared root: from Latin Marcus, a Roman praenomen traditionally derived from Mars, the war god; Marcellus is its diminutive

The constellation

MarkoSlavicMarkEnglishMarcusLatinMarcosSpanishMarkusGermanMarcFrenchMarcelloItalian
12 more branches of this family
MarcelFrench · diminutiveMarcellusLatin · diminutiveMarcellEnglish · variantMarcelinoSpanish · diminutiveMarcelinaSpanish · feminine formMarcelineFrench · feminine formMarcelaSpanish · feminine formMarciaLatin · feminine formMarshaEnglish · variantMarcieEnglish · short formMarcyEnglish · short formDemarcusAfrican American · related form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marko peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

181 people · the #27,273 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 28

1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Marko living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Marko

Most people given the name Marko in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Marko

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