Boys' name · peaked in 1960
Mark name popularity since 1925
1,356,277 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mark. Half of them were born in 1964 or earlier, so the typical Mark is about 62 years old in 2026. Mark peaked in 1960 as the #6 name for boys, and it ranked #245 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 1,356,277
- Named Mark, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #245
- for boys in 2025 (1,416 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 4,300 girls · 1,351,977 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 1.50× its national share
Peak year is the year Mark made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mark births per year, 1925–2025
1960 was the biggest year for Mark both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1944 and 1949, Mark became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 497 baby boys to 1 in 129.
- Steepest fall: Between 1970 and 1975, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 59 to 1 in 93.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mark's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mark.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mark in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 63 | 3,282 | – |
| 1930s | 75 | 7,444 | #175 |
| 1940s | 96 | 50,731 | #72 |
| 1950s | 646 | 382,589 | #9 |
| 1960s | 1,347 | 441,390 | #7 |
| 1970s | 967 | 194,260 | #19 |
| 1980s | 807 | 129,442 | #32 |
| 1990s | 205 | 75,816 | #52 |
| 2000s | 69 | 37,257 | #114 |
| 2010s | 20 | 21,108 | #196 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 8,658 | #245 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
50.6% of babies named Mark from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Mark is most popular
The index compares Mark's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mark.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1.50× | 37,477 |
| Wisconsin | 1.50× | 40,313 |
| Delaware | 1.46× | 4,155 |
| Connecticut | 1.44× | 21,401 |
| Massachusetts | 1.44× | 46,813 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mark and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mark (this page) | 1,351,977 | 1960 |
| Marc | 140,354 | 1970 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mark's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mark.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mark (1960).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data