Margus

Boys' name

Variant of Markus

Margus has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1973. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1973, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Margus, 1981

1 in 692,000

Margus over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Margus: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Markus

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Margus means

Margus is a variant of Markus.

Origin, language, and formation

Margus is used in Estonian.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Markus.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 29 boys were recorded with the name Margus between 1973 and 1981. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1973; its best national rank was #4,341 in 1973.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Margus?

Margus had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1981, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1981: 1 in 692,000; 5 of 3,459,130 births
Among boys only: 1 in 358,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1981: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 479,538 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Margus sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1981 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 479,538 children born in 1981 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Margus. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Marguss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Margus was born before 1978 — so the typical Margus is around 47 today.

Median birth year: 1978; About 47 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 65.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 29; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 65.5% of all recorded uses (19).

Is Margus rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1973 (7)
Years since peak: 52; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,341; 1973

Spellings of Margus

Margus is not the most common spelling — Marcus is, with 56.8% against Margus's <0.01%.

Marcus56.8%241,657
Darius12.7%54,006
Marcos12.6%53,580
Marquis5.8%24,567
Markus3.5%14,947
Marques1.9%8,070
Angus1.6%6,751
Magnus1.5%6,172

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Margus by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,341; 1973
Peak year: 1973; 7 that year
First recorded: 1973
Last recorded: 1981
All-time count: 29
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Margus

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Marsai Martae Marken Marell Marreo Markai Marceau Marlik Marqez Martis Maryan Martir Marsiah Mariel Maruin Marcuz Marqel Markuz Marcon Marcal Marzel Marieo Marcum Marcua

Sibling names for Margus

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Carmelita Nicola Latonia Kesha Suzanna Jenni Latricia Stephenie

For a brother

Demond Shon Erin Giuseppe Abdul Shelton Darrick Judd

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