Find out how popular the first name Marki has been for the last 46 years (from 1974 to 2019) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Marki by gender

Based on the last 46 years of data, Marki is more commonly used as a female name, with approximately 91% of people named Marki being female.

For the most recent data in 2019, there were 5 male babies and 0 female babies born with the name Marki.

It's also interesting to see that despite Marki being historically a mostly female name, the most recent data from 2019 shows a shift in the trend, with more male babies being named Marki.

Yes—according to the SSA data, 5 baby boys were named Marki in 2019, despite it being a predominantly female name. We'd love to know why!

The history of the first name Marki

The name Marki is of Slavic origin, derived from the Latin name Marcus, which itself is derived from the Roman name Mart-ius, meaning "dedicated to Mars," the Roman god of war. The name Marki can be traced back to the early medieval period in Eastern Europe.

In the 9th century, the name Marki appeared in the Old Church Slavonic language, which was used in the liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It was a variant of the name Marko, which was popular among the Slavic peoples of the Balkan region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Marki can be found in the Novgorod Codex, a collection of Old Russian legal texts dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name was in use among the East Slavic populations during that time.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the name Marki was Marki Pečenьega, a Serbian nobleman and military leader who fought against the Ottoman Empire. He is mentioned in several historical chronicles from the period.

Another prominent individual named Marki was Marki Vrubelj, a 15th-century Polish artist and painter known for his religious works and frescoes in churches throughout Poland and Lithuania.

In the 16th century, Marki Sittikus von Hohenems was an Austrian nobleman and statesman who served as the governor of the Tyrol region under the Holy Roman Empire.

One of the most famous bearers of the name Marki was Marki Radetzky, an Austrian field marshal and military leader who served during the Napoleonic Wars and the revolutionary upheavals of 1848. He was born in 1766 and died in 1858.

Despite its historical roots, the name Marki has fallen into relative obscurity in modern times, though it may still be encountered occasionally in certain Slavic-speaking regions.

Data source

The first name data used on this page comes from the Social Security Administration (SSA). They've been collecting data on baby names since 1880.

The history and meaning of the name Marki was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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