March vs Mark

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

Name A

March

Boy name

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Which name is more popular?

Metric March Mark
Current Rank Unranked #246
Total Births (all years) 155 1,360,769
Peak Year 1917 1960
Peak Year Births 12 58,719
Peak Decade 1910ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade March Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss 5 971
1910ss 32 4,134
1920ss 29 6,495
1930ss 20 7,444
1940ss 16 50,731
1950ss 22 382,585
1960ss 14 441,381
1970ss 12 194,288
1980ss 5 129,460
1990ss — 75,815
2000ss — 37,256
2010ss — 21,105
2020ss — 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year March Mark
2014 — 2,193
2015 — 2,077
2016 — 2,066
2017 — 1,948
2018 — 1,874
2019 — 1,685
2020 — 1,550
2021 — 1,406
2022 — 1,433
2023 — 1,397
2024 — 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, 1900–1989.

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