Mare vs Mark

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

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Mare

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #244

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Metric Mare Mark
Current Rank Unranked #244
Total Births (all years) 331 1,362,176
Peak Year 1969 1960
Peak Year Births 21 58,727
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mare Mark
1880s - 928
1890s - 953
1900s - 971
1910s - 4,134
1920s - 6,495
1930s - 7,444
1940s 10 50,731
1950s 72 382,589
1960s 96 441,390
1970s 86 194,260
1980s 67 129,442
1990s - 75,816
2000s - 37,257
2010s - 21,108
2020s - 8,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mare Mark
2014 - 2,194
2015 - 2,078
2016 - 2,066
2017 - 1,948
2018 - 1,874
2019 - 1,685
2020 - 1,552
2021 - 1,408
2022 - 1,434
2023 - 1,401
2024 - 1,447
2025 - 1,416

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, 1947–1989.

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