Marko is a distinctive choice, ranked #1307 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Marko in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1307
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Marko in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Marko
Marko Jarić — 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.
Marko Milošević — 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…
Marko Mugoša — Marko Mugoša is a Montenegrin retired football midfielder.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Marko
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Marko per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Marko in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Marko is rising: up 518 places since 2020, to #1,307 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,016 in 2006.
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 Milošević and Marko Mugoša. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
21
UK babies named Marko (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Marko
Almost certainly the only Marko in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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.
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.
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.
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.