Marko is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Marko in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Marko
Marko is steadily gaining in popularity, up 67 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1016 in 2006, and it currently sits at #1758. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Marko is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Marko
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Marko per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Marko in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Marko is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 67 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Marko is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Marko include: Marko Jarić — Marko Jarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Јарић, pronounced [mâːrko jǎːritɕ]; Greek: Μάρκο Γιάριτς, romanized: Marko Yiarits; born 12 October 1978) is a Serbian...; Marko Milošević — Marko Slobodanov Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Слободанов Милошевић; Russian: Марко Слободанов Милошевич; born 3 July 1974) is the son of Mirjana Marković...; Marko Mugoša — Marko Mugoša is a Montenegrin retired football midfielder..
Marko does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Markos in the wild.
14
UK babies named Marko (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 67 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Marko
Likely around 1 other Marko in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Marko
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Marko Jarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Јарић, pronounced [mâːrko jǎːritɕ]; Greek: Μάρκο Γιάριτς, romanized: Marko Yiarits; born 12 October 1978) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he mainly played the point guard position.
Marko Slobodanov Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Слободанов Милошевић; Russian: Марко Слободанов Милошевич; born 3 July 1974) is the son of Mirjana Marković and Slobodan Milošević, the deceased former president of Serbia and president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was allegedly involved in organized crime in Serbia during the Yugoslav Wars until he fled the country following his father's removal from power on 5 October 2000.
Marko Attila Hoare is a British historian of the former Yugoslavia who also writes about current affairs, especially Southeast Europe, including Turkey and the Caucasus. Hoare is Associate Professor of History at the University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, in Sarajevo.
Marko Ivan Rupnik is a Slovenian Catholic priest, theologian, mosaic artist, former Jesuit, and alleged rapist. Among the churches he has decorated around the world are the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington D.C., the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Sanctuary of Fátima, the Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid.
Marko Joseph Vavic is an American water polo player and 2024 Paris Olympic bronze medalist who competed for the University of Southern California. He participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics where the U.S.
Marko Dujković is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for Kb Çair 2030 of the Macedonian Second League. He is also a member of the Macedonian national team.
Count Marko Ivanovich Voinovich (Russian: Ма́рко Ива́нович Во́йнович; Serbian: Марко Ивановић Војновић, Marko Ivanović Vojnović; 1750–1807) was an admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy. He was one of the founders of the Black Sea Fleet.
Marko Markov Ganchev is a Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder. He has played for a few clubs, including Neftochimic Burgas, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Vihren Sandanski, Armenian Premier League Banants Yerevan and Sliven 2000.