Marcelo vs Mark

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

Name A

Marcelo

Boy name · Rank #444

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marcelo Mark
Current Rank #444 #246
Total Births (all years) 12,432 1,360,769
Peak Year 2024 1960
Peak Year Births 709 58,719
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marcelo Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss 6 971
1910ss 68 4,134
1920ss 187 6,495
1930ss 209 7,444
1940ss 195 50,731
1950ss 255 382,585
1960ss 397 441,381
1970ss 678 194,288
1980ss 796 129,460
1990ss 1,338 75,815
2000ss 2,187 37,256
2010ss 3,400 21,105
2020ss 2,716 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marcelo Mark
2014 319 2,193
2015 313 2,077
2016 317 2,066
2017 463 1,948
2018 440 1,874
2019 483 1,685
2020 418 1,550
2021 478 1,406
2022 545 1,433
2023 566 1,397
2024 709 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, 1907–2024.

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