Marc vs Mark

Side-by-side comparison of Marc and Mark — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Marc

Boy name · Rank #1191

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marc Mark
Current Rank #1191 #246
Total Births (all years) 140,440 1,360,769
Peak Year 1970 1960
Peak Year Births 5,011 58,719
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1901 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marc Mark
1880ss 928
1890ss 953
1900ss 19 971
1910ss 105 4,134
1920ss 270 6,495
1930ss 489 7,444
1940ss 6,180 50,731
1950ss 21,947 382,585
1960ss 31,374 441,381
1970ss 31,838 194,288
1980ss 20,522 129,460
1990ss 14,315 75,815
2000ss 8,818 37,256
2010ss 3,603 21,105
2020ss 960 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marc Mark
2014 411 2,193
2015 377 2,077
2016 356 2,066
2017 298 1,948
2018 269 1,874
2019 222 1,685
2020 182 1,550
2021 217 1,406
2022 195 1,433
2023 194 1,397
2024 172 1,437

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1901–2024.

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