Boy nameCurrently #246 in the USFalling
Mark
MARK//mɑːrk//
1 syllablePeak year: 19604 lettersStarts with M
Meaning & origin
Dedicated to Mars, god of war
Mark comes from the Latin 'Marcus', likely connected to the Roman god of war, Mars, and belongs to the author of the second gospel in the New Testament. Its brief, solid sound has kept it a familiar classic for generations.
Mark's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Mark |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 85 |
| 1881 | 94 |
| 1882 | 90 |
| 1883 | 91 |
| 1884 | 96 |
| 1885 | 74 |
| 1886 | 106 |
| 1887 | 76 |
| 1888 | 115 |
| 1889 | 101 |
| 1890 | 83 |
| 1891 | 86 |
| 1892 | 91 |
| 1893 | 92 |
| 1894 | 89 |
| 1895 | 107 |
| 1896 | 119 |
| 1897 | 104 |
| 1898 | 108 |
| 1899 | 89 |
| 1900 | 143 |
| 1901 | 97 |
| 1902 | 104 |
| 1903 | 81 |
| 1904 | 113 |
| 1905 | 94 |
| 1906 | 90 |
| 1907 | 104 |
| 1908 | 74 |
| 1909 | 101 |
| 1910 | 138 |
| 1911 | 142 |
| 1912 | 290 |
| 1913 | 358 |
| 1914 | 394 |
| 1915 | 544 |
| 1916 | 576 |
| 1917 | 544 |
| 1918 | 636 |
| 1919 | 600 |
| 1920 | 602 |
| 1921 | 637 |
| 1922 | 680 |
| 1923 | 670 |
| 1924 | 687 |
| 1925 | 669 |
| 1926 | 711 |
| 1927 | 714 |
| 1928 | 665 |
| 1929 | 586 |
| 1930 | 603 |
| 1931 | 678 |
| 1932 | 723 |
| 1933 | 693 |
| 1934 | 716 |
| 1935 | 797 |
| 1936 | 718 |
| 1937 | 814 |
| 1938 | 902 |
| 1939 | 875 |
| 1940 | 1,171 |
| 1941 | 1,629 |
| 1942 | 2,046 |
| 1943 | 2,530 |
| 1944 | 2,742 |
| 1945 | 3,553 |
| 1946 | 5,345 |
| 1947 | 7,783 |
| 1948 | 10,281 |
| 1949 | 13,747 |
| 1950 | 16,636 |
| 1951 | 21,226 |
| 1952 | 25,717 |
| 1953 | 29,380 |
| 1954 | 36,248 |
| 1955 | 42,299 |
| 1956 | 48,913 |
| 1957 | 52,926 |
| 1958 | 52,810 |
| 1959 | 57,076 |
| 1960 | 58,852 |
| 1961 | 57,945 |
| 1962 | 53,656 |
| 1963 | 49,455 |
| 1964 | 45,383 |
| 1965 | 38,364 |
| 1966 | 34,927 |
| 1967 | 35,058 |
| 1968 | 35,559 |
| 1969 | 33,529 |
| 1970 | 31,602 |
| 1971 | 25,246 |
| 1972 | 21,575 |
| 1973 | 20,467 |
| 1974 | 19,018 |
| 1975 | 16,831 |
| 1976 | 15,588 |
| 1977 | 15,501 |
| 1978 | 14,945 |
| 1979 | 14,482 |
| 1980 | 14,249 |
| 1981 | 13,631 |
| 1982 | 13,963 |
| 1983 | 13,914 |
| 1984 | 13,288 |
| 1985 | 13,288 |
| 1986 | 12,698 |
| 1987 | 12,062 |
| 1988 | 11,801 |
| 1989 | 11,373 |
| 1990 | 10,733 |
| 1991 | 9,709 |
| 1992 | 8,765 |
| 1993 | 8,079 |
| 1994 | 7,509 |
| 1995 | 6,909 |
| 1996 | 6,613 |
| 1997 | 6,179 |
| 1998 | 5,906 |
| 1999 | 5,618 |
| 2000 | 5,241 |
| 2001 | 4,764 |
| 2002 | 4,233 |
| 2003 | 4,038 |
| 2004 | 3,781 |
| 2005 | 3,538 |
| 2006 | 3,258 |
| 2007 | 2,978 |
| 2008 | 2,916 |
| 2009 | 2,578 |
| 2010 | 2,421 |
| 2011 | 2,432 |
| 2012 | 2,204 |
| 2013 | 2,217 |
| 2014 | 2,201 |
| 2015 | 2,077 |
| 2016 | 2,066 |
| 2017 | 1,948 |
| 2018 | 1,874 |
| 2019 | 1,685 |
| 2020 | 1,550 |
| 2021 | 1,406 |
| 2022 | 1,433 |
| 2023 | 1,402 |
| 2024 | 1,437 |
Mark through the decades
- Mark peaked in 1960, when 58,852 babies were named Mark in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Mark has fallen 37% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Mark currently ranks #246 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Marky
Variants & spellings
MarcoMarcus
Famous people named Mark
- Mark Twain — author