Marke is a name of Old Norse origin, derived from the word 'mark' meaning boundary or border. This masculine given name was popular during the Middle Ages and has seen renewed interest in recent years. It is often spelled 'Mark' but the variant spelling Marke adds a unique touch.
The name Marke experienced fluctuations in popularity over the years with a total of 159 babies being named Marke between 1952 and 2010. The most popular years were 1961 with 11 births and 1973 with 9 births, while the years 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, and 1994 each had only 5 births. The name's popularity seemed to decline after the 1970s with no births recorded between 1974 and 1982, and very few thereafter.