Marco vs Mark

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

Name A

Marco

Boy name · Rank #387

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marco Mark
Current Rank #387 #246
Total Births (all years) 75,703 1,360,769
Peak Year 2005 1960
Peak Year Births 2,117 58,719
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marco Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss — 971
1910ss 276 4,134
1920ss 469 6,495
1930ss 373 7,444
1940ss 473 50,731
1950ss 1,272 382,585
1960ss 3,728 441,381
1970ss 7,914 194,288
1980ss 9,826 129,460
1990ss 17,001 75,815
2000ss 19,122 37,256
2010ss 11,125 21,105
2020ss 4,124 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marco Mark
2014 1,129 2,193
2015 1,086 2,077
2016 1,063 2,066
2017 1,010 1,948
2018 918 1,874
2019 830 1,685
2020 786 1,550
2021 786 1,406
2022 877 1,433
2023 835 1,397
2024 840 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, 1910–2024.

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