Mark

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #244 for boys in 2025, 1,416 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1960 · 58,727 births
Debut · boys
85 births
In top 100 · boys
59 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,362,176
since 1880

Mark over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #6, 1960boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2441,416
2024—#2441,447
2023#15,1945#2491,401
2022—#2471,434
2021—#2521,408
2020—#2351,552
2019—#2231,685
2018—#2101,874
2017—#2031,948
2016—#1952,066
2015—#1962,078
2014#11,9318#1892,194
2013#14,5826#1842,211
2012—#1762,204
2011—#1592,433
2010#14,9596#1622,415
2009—#1532,578
2008—#1392,916
2007#17,6365#1382,973
2006#15,1526#1283,252
2005#10,9219#1143,529
2004#9,26411#1133,770
2003#15,7845#1054,033
2002#8,83711#934,222
2001#9,35110#844,754
2000#8,02712#795,230
1999#7,71612#695,606
1998#7,10413#645,893
1997#6,48314#586,165
1996#6,39214#556,599
1995#4,51822#526,888
1994#4,52122#487,488
1993#4,99819#498,059
1992#4,84920#498,745
1991#3,93626#479,684
1990#2,69543#4710,689
1989#2,37149#4211,320
1988#1,56484#3911,715
1987#1,77666#3611,993
1986#1,48484#3512,615
1985#1,40191#3213,194
1984#1,53574#3213,214
1983#1,27896#3113,815
1982#1,30297#3213,865
1981#1,40687#3313,542
1980#1,50279#3014,169
1979#1,37789#3014,386
1978#1,31491#2614,851
1977#1,37082#2515,418
1976#1,38477#2515,508
1975#1,25889#1916,742
1974#1,063111#1618,905
1973#1,15195#1520,367
1972#1,28080#1821,490
1971#1,047115#1325,132
1970#929138#931,461
1969#892139#833,388
1968#804157#735,401
1967#843144#734,910
1966#900125#734,801
1965#933119#738,244
1964#969119#645,261
1963#953123#649,342
1962#934129#653,520
1961#835159#657,796
1960#920133#658,727
1959#918130#656,945
1958#973113#752,698
1957#1,15983#752,841
1956#1,12984#848,828
1955#1,35655#942,255
1954#1,42250#1236,198
1953#1,62237#1229,341
1952#1,54039#1725,678
1951#2,01624#2021,201
1950#1,67931#2316,604
1949#2,13421#2413,725
1948#2,58915#2910,267
1947#3,44810#477,773
1946#2,59714#585,331
1945#3,3888#723,545
1944—#932,742
1943#3,04010#1012,520
1942#3,7387#1172,039
1941#4,4205#1221,624
1940#3,8636#1491,165
1939#3,1458#170867
1938—#166902
1937#4,2555#176809
1936#3,7016#182712
1935#2,9269#174788
1934#2,18714#185702
1933—#180693
1932#3,5687#185716
1931#2,20514#197664
1930#2,55212#220591
1929#2,92110#222576
1928#2,49713#209652
1927#2,55213#200701
1926#3,2699#200702
1925#2,11918#211651
1924#2,40915#206672
1923#2,91711#203659
1922#2,61213#199667
1921#2,94111#211626
1920#2,59013#219589
1919#2,51513#212587
1918#3,2449#205627
1917#2,10016#212528
1916#4,4175#198571
1915#2,05015#204529
1914#2,6388#210386
1913#2,1649#192349
1912#2,6346#201284
1911—#207142
1910#1,9357#199131
1909—#212101
1908#1,6767#25767
1907#1,6397#19997
1906#1,9515#20585
1905—#18994
1904—#165113
1903—#19581
1902—#167104
1901#1,6795#16392
1900#1,7236#151137
1899—#16689
1898—#158108
1897—#149104
1896—#139119
1895#1,5925#151102
1894#1,4855#17984
1893—#15992
1892#1,4505#18186
1891—#15286
1890—#16983
1889—#144101
1888—#135115
1887—#16676
1886—#128106
1885—#17674
1884—#14496
1883—#14091
1882—#15390
1881—#12794
1880—#16085
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mark was already there! It came in at #160, and was given to 85 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1905–1908, when fewer than 98 boys a year got the name.

Where Mark is popular in 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedAKMaine: #183 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,202 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedNHWashington: #111 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 545 boysWAIdaho: #144 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 671 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #145 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 708 boysNDMinnesota: #122 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 713 boysMNIllinois: #165 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,412 boysILWisconsin: #140 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,061 boysWIMichigan: #166 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,484 boysMINew York: #131 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,084 boysNYMassachusetts: #111 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,111 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedSDIowa: #142 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 724 boysIAIndiana: #154 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,159 boysINOhio: #150 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,134 boysOHPennsylvania: #118 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 987 boysPANew Jersey: #106 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 943 boysNJConnecticut: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,890 boysCTCalifornia: #163 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,030 boysCAUtah: #159 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 767 boysUTColorado: #175 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,098 boysCONebraska: #157 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 852 boysNEMissouri: #249 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,672 boysMOKentucky: #435 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,943 boysKYWest Virginia: #210 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,587 boysWVVirginia: #227 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,938 boysVAMaryland: #145 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,379 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedNMKansas: #175 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,103 boysKSArkansas: #273 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,160 boysARTennessee: #287 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,027 boysTNNorth Carolina: #216 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,566 boysNCSouth Carolina: #218 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,636 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #216 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,562 boysOKLouisiana: #338 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,507 boysLAMississippi: #291 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,342 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedALGeorgia: #215 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,799 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mark, so not publishedHITexas: #321 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,231 boysTXFlorida: #214 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,373 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#106 · 1 in 943
  2. Washington#111 · 1 in 545
  3. Massachusetts#111 · 1 in 1,111
  4. Pennsylvania#118 · 1 in 987
  5. Minnesota#122 · 1 in 713

Best ever in a state: #2 in North Dakota, 1957.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#106261 in 943
Massachusetts#111251 in 1,111
Washington#111161 in 545
Pennsylvania#118701 in 987
Minnesota#122271 in 713
New York#131771 in 1,084
Wisconsin#140211 in 1,061
Iowa#142251 in 724
Idaho#14451 in 671
Maryland#14581 in 1,379
North Dakota#14581 in 708
Ohio#150381 in 1,134
Indiana#154191 in 1,159
Nebraska#157121 in 852
Utah#15961 in 767
California#163331 in 1,030
Illinois#165351 in 1,412
Michigan#166241 in 1,484
Connecticut#17051 in 1,890
Colorado#17571 in 1,098
Kansas#175121 in 1,103
Maine#18351 in 1,202
West Virginia#210101 in 1,587
Florida#21481 in 1,373
Georgia#215151 in 1,799
North Carolina#216211 in 1,566
Oklahoma#216141 in 1,562
South Carolina#218111 in 1,636
Virginia#227111 in 1,938
Missouri#249101 in 2,672
Arkansas#27381 in 2,160
Tennessee#28781 in 3,027
Mississippi#29181 in 2,342
Texas#321241 in 2,231
Louisiana#33871 in 2,507
Kentucky#43551 in 4,943
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mark
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • Held #244 since 2024
  • 9 spots since 2020 (#235 → #244)
  • 48 spots since 2015 (#196 → #244)
  • Biggest jump: 48 spots in 1886 (#176 → #128)
  • Biggest drop: 58 spots in 1908 (#199 → #257)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1960 at #6 (58,727 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: 16 yrs · run 1955–1970
  • Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1944–2002
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 36
  • Highest: 1 in 36 boys born in 1960 were named Mark (2.8%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,206 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 32.4% of all boys named Mark (441,390) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s928#127 (1881)#147
1890s953#139 (1896)#160
1900s971#151 (1900)#190
1910s4,134#192 (1913)#204
1920s6,495#199 (1922)#208
1930s7,444#166 (1938)#184
1940s50,731#24 (1949)#81
1950s382,589#6 (1959)#12
1960s441,390#6 (1960)#7
1970s194,260#9 (1970)#20
1980s129,442#30 (1980)#34
1990s75,816#47 (1990)#54
2000s37,257#79 (2000)#115
2010s21,108#159 (2011)#190
2020s8,658#235 (2020)#245

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mark in 1933

boys
#180
693 births · 1 in 1,431 boys

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #180Mark693
More about 1933

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 1,431 of them was named Mark, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mark
  1. #177Clifton733
  2. #178Nathaniel728
  3. #178Steve728
  4. #180Mark693
  5. #181Karl681
  6. #182Marshall674
  7. #182Salvatore674
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1933 →