Marko
Male#5 most common in Croatia46,374 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Dedicated to Mars; warlike
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Marko
From the Roman Marcus, linked to the god Mars. St. Mark the Evangelist is its patron; Prince Marko (Kraljević Marko) is a legendary hero of South Slavic epic.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- April 25 (sv. Marko evanđelist)
- Nicknames:
- Mare, Markica
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 260 births · #17 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
46,374 people in Croatia are called Marko, according to the 2021 census. That is #5 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Marko is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Marko
- Marko Marulić — Renaissance writer, the 'father of Croatian literature'
- Marko Polo — Medieval explorer, by tradition from the island of Korčula
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.