Marcus
maleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Marcus: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Marcus: Recorded every year since 1963, it reached #24 in 2001, and it stood at #150 in 2025.
Falling
among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024
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| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #85 |
| 1997 | #88 |
| 1998 | #88 |
| 1999 | #93 |
| 2000 | #95 |
| 2001 | #83 |
| 2002 | #92 |
| 2003 | #100 |
| 2004 | #120 |
| 2005 | #127 |
| 2006 | #119 |
| 2007 | #115 |
| 2008 | #127 |
| 2009 | #153 |
| 2010 | #157 |
| 2011 | #170 |
| 2012 | #167 |
| 2013 | #174 |
| 2014 | #216 |
| 2015 | #194 |
| 2016 | #205 |
| 2017 | #255 |
| 2018 | #236 |
| 2019 | #245 |
| 2020 | #240 |
| 2021 | #247 |
| 2022 | #230 |
| 2023 | #235 |
| 2024 | #233 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
FallingEngland and Wales · Boys
Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 62 of the 63 years from 1963 to 2025.
In 2025: #150 among boys in Norway, #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1963–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #399 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #150 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in Norway in 2002.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | male | #233 | 209 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | male | #235 | 205 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | male | #230 | 212 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | male | #247 | 192 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | male | #240 | 200 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | male | #245 | 203 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | male | #236 | 219 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | male | #255 | 211 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | male | #205 | 273 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | male | #194 | 297 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | male | #216 | 263 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | male | #174 | 321 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | male | #167 | 354 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | male | #170 | 338 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | male | #157 | 359 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | male | #153 | 368 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | male | #127 | 444 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | male | #115 | 489 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | male | #119 | 457 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | male | #127 | 426 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | male | #120 | 465 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | male | #100 | 521 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | male | #92 | 546 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | male | #83 | 644 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | male | #95 | 567 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | male | #93 | 554 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | male | #88 | 625 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | male | #88 | 621 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | male | #85 | 674 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #93 | 90 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #97 | 88 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2020 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #83 | 107 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2019 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #84 | 108 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2018 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #88 | 106 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2017 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #84 | 107 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2016 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #86 | 112 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2015 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #88 | 108 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #65 | 155 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2013 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #67 | 155 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2012 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #58 | 177 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2011 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #70 | 145 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2010 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #49 | 174 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #62 | 161 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #63 | 156 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #61 | 151 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #57 | 174 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #65 | 136 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2004 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #71 | 128 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2003 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #68 | 133 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2002 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #77 | 120 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #75 | 117 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #80 | 112 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1997 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #97 | 87 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1995 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #98 | 85 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #98 | 72 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #84 | 93 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #88 | 90 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New Zealand | male | #90 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | New Zealand | male | #90 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | New Zealand | male | #93 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | New Zealand | male | #86 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | New Zealand | male | #78 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | New Zealand | male | #100 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | New Zealand | male | #95 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | New Zealand | male | #95 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | New Zealand | male | #96 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | New Zealand | male | #91 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | New Zealand | male | #81 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | New Zealand | male | #96 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | New Zealand | male | #86 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | New Zealand | male | #99 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | male | #98 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | male | #91 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | New Zealand | male | #95 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | New Zealand | male | #82 | 84 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | New Zealand | male | #92 | 83 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | male | #144 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | male | #200 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | male | #311 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | male | #176 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | male | #270 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | male | #242 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | male | #151 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | male | #214 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | male | #216 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | male | #156 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | male | #213 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | male | #180 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | male | #142 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | male | #177 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | male | #118 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | male | #152 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | male | #118 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | male | #123 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | male | #131 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | male | #124 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | male | #108 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | male | #100 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | male | #109 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | male | #162 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | male | #120 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | male | #134 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | male | #104 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | male | #113 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | male | #150 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | male | #123 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | male | #129 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | male | #157 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | male | #130 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | male | #96 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | male | #99 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | male | #101 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | male | #72 | 106 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | male | #83 | 102 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | male | #68 | 124 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | male | #51 | 154 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | male | #52 | 155 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | male | #50 | 162 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | male | #46 | 176 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | male | #39 | 191 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | male | #35 | 201 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | male | #35 | 204 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | male | #33 | 211 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | male | #34 | 207 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | male | #30 | 220 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | male | #28 | 241 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | male | #34 | 204 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | male | #24 | 260 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | male | #24 | 299 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | male | #26 | 274 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | male | #30 | 269 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Norway | male | #34 | 254 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | male | #27 | 284 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | male | #44 | 199 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | male | #42 | 181 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | male | #55 | 148 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | male | #83 | 95 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | male | #88 | 85 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | male | #125 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | male | #107 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | male | #158 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | male | #180 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | male | #175 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | male | #219 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | male | #196 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | male | #243 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | male | #235 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | male | #226 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | male | #205 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | male | #231 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | male | #267 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | male | #288 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | male | #339 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | male | #378 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | male | #287 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | male | #354 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Norway | male | #286 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | male | #332 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | male | #396 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | male | #358 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Norway | male | #425 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | male | #549 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | male | #465 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | male | #464 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Norway | male | #490 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | Norway | male | #399 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | male | #232 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | male | #220 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | male | #172 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | male | #219 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | male | #249 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | male | #307 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | male | #268 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | male | #231 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | male | #162 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | male | #196 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | male | #206 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | male | #175 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | male | #184 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | male | #182 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | male | #170 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | male | #178 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | male | #214 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | male | #191 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | male | #158 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | male | #144 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | male | #181 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | male | #142 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | male | #130 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | male | #174 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | male | #148 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | male | #155 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | male | #141 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | male | #162 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | male | #158 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | male | #145 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | male | #168 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | male | #149 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | male | #148 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | male | #138 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | male | #154 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | male | #152 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | male | #129 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | male | #141 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | male | #141 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | male | #146 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | male | #155 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | male | #128 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | male | #136 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | male | #205 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | male | #150 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | male | #126 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | male | #123 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | male | #144 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | male | #124 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | male | #129 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | male | #120 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | male | #116 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | male | #113 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | male | #99 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | male | #107 | 48 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | male | #111 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | male | #154 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | male | #137 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | male | #144 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | male | #159 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | male | #194 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | male | #136 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | male | #176 | 25 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
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Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in Norway in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.