Marko

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A few things about Marko you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Marko

Marko Arnautović

Austrian association football player (born 1989)

Choose Marko and your child shares a first name with Marko Arnautović, an Austrian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Marko, like who?” Marko Arnautović's Wikipedia article is available in 57 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 23,697 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Marko, 72 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Marko would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMarko first shows up in US birth records in 1892, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 133 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1892, when it reached #1,066.
• 🍂TrendMarko has slipped 207 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,056. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMarko is most popular in Illinois, where it ranks #606, followed by Pennsylvania (#846). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• 💬MeaningMarko is a Slavic form of Mark, which means “dedicated to Mars”. Our records link it to Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Marko

Marko is a boy name of Italian and Latin origin meaning “dedicated to Mars”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-rko”. US birth records list Marko for boys from 1892 to 2025, in 99 of those 134 years. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked #1,066 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,056, with 72 babies.

Origin:Italian namesLatin names