Markis is a rare variant of Marcus that peaked in 1990 and has since faded.
Markis is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,311 for boy births in the United States (and #21,269 across all names), given to 7 babies. Markis was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1990 (37 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #10,311 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,104 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #10,395 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #13,414 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,356 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #10,391 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #6,935 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #4,480 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #4,745 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #4,973 |
| 2011 | 31 | 31 | #3,486 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #5,398 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #4,689 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2007 | 29 | 29 | #3,659 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | #3,858 |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | #4,010 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #4,715 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | #4,370 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #5,614 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #3,581 |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #4,016 |
| 1999 | 25 | 25 | #3,249 |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | #2,757 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #3,120 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | #3,171 |
| 1995 | 28 | — | #2,658 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #2,821 |
| 1993 | 35 | — | #2,239 |
| 1992 | 31 | — | #2,391 |
| 1991 | 35 | — | #2,124 |
| 1990 | 37 | — | #2,035 |
| 1989 | 21 | — | #2,960 |
| 1988 | 29 | — | #2,176 |
| 1987 | 21 | — | #2,612 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #3,796 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #3,036 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #3,840 |
| 1983 | 17 | — | #2,749 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #3,849 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #3,541 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #3,977 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #3,751 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #4,045 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,155 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #3,361 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,183 |