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Marko

Boy

Meaning of Marko: Croatian: 'warlike'

Marko is a boy's name most strongly associated with Croatian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2035th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2035

72 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,439

First recorded 1892 · peak 2006

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 62 babies1982: 41 babies1983: 57 babies1984: 45 babies1985: 55 babies1986: 49 babies1987: 53 babies1988: 42 babies1989: 55 babies1990: 51 babies19901991: 58 babies1992: 47 babies1993: 50 babies1994: 47 babies1995: 47 babies1996: 70 babies1997: 56 babies1998: 68 babies1999: 71 babies2000: 84 babies20002001: 90 babies2002: 91 babies2003: 90 babies2004: 100 babies2005: 115 babies2006: 138 babies2007: 113 babies2008: 114 babies2009: 106 babies2010: 109 babies20102011: 107 babies2012: 100 babies2013: 124 babies2014: 97 babies2015: 100 babies2016: 94 babies2017: 95 babies2018: 81 babies2019: 82 babies2020: 80 babies20202021: 79 babies2022: 62 babies2023: 67 babies2024: 86 babies2025: 72 babies
US babies named Marko per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 138.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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