Marcellus vs Mark

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

Name A

Marcellus

Boy name · Rank #947

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marcellus Mark
Current Rank #947 #246
Total Births (all years) 9,392 1,360,769
Peak Year 2021 1960
Peak Year Births 351 58,719
Peak Decade 2020ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marcellus Mark
1880ss 91 928
1890ss 66 953
1900ss 108 971
1910ss 410 4,134
1920ss 523 6,495
1930ss 359 7,444
1940ss 326 50,731
1950ss 414 382,585
1960ss 612 441,381
1970ss 818 194,288
1980ss 674 129,460
1990ss 1,032 75,815
2000ss 1,035 37,256
2010ss 1,402 21,105
2020ss 1,522 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marcellus Mark
2014 126 2,193
2015 147 2,077
2016 154 2,066
2017 181 1,948
2018 217 1,874
2019 234 1,685
2020 328 1,550
2021 351 1,406
2022 332 1,433
2023 271 1,397
2024 240 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, 1880–2024.

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