August vs Markus
August and Markuscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, August was ranked #71 and Markus #68 among boys in Norway.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, August was ranked #209 and Markus #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, August was ranked #317 and Markus #1162 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, August was ranked #655 and Markus #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
August and Markus over time
August and Markus appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Markus held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, August in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Markus reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and August in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
August and Markus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 39 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #71 and #68.
List by list
Norway · Boys39 shared years, 1974–2025
August held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Markus in 39.
Highest recorded here: August #71 in 2025, Markus #13 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: August #71, Markus #68.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
August held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Markus in 15.
Highest recorded here: August #317 in 2024, Markus #711 in 2009.
The order changed in 2017: August moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #1081 and #1081; by 2017 that had become #861 and #943.
Most recent shared year, 2024: August #317, Markus #1162.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | August | Markus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally associated with the Roman god Mars, though both sources describe this connection as probable/traditional rather than certain, with no confirmed pre-Latin root established. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, via the Roman praenomen Marcus; Markus is the German/Scandinavian form |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmarː.kɵs/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #71 (2025) | Norway · Boys #68 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Markus has a recorded origin (Latin, via the Roman praenomen Marcus; Markus is the German/Scandinavian form); August does not have one recorded yet.
- August and Markus both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Markus; August doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
August
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #596 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1974–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Markus
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #406 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–2025
Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1956–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #68 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys