Mario vs Mark

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

Name A

Mario

Boy name · Rank #398

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Mario Mark
Current Rank #398 #246
Total Births (all years) 150,569 1,360,769
Peak Year 1980 1960
Peak Year Births 2,936 58,719
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mario Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss 7 953
1900ss 144 971
1910ss 2,506 4,134
1920ss 4,779 6,495
1930ss 3,214 7,444
1940ss 3,994 50,731
1950ss 10,478 382,585
1960ss 13,488 441,381
1970ss 20,948 194,288
1980ss 26,394 129,460
1990ss 24,571 75,815
2000ss 22,430 37,256
2010ss 13,184 21,105
2020ss 4,432 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mario Mark
2014 1,368 2,193
2015 1,293 2,077
2016 1,156 2,066
2017 1,138 1,948
2018 1,021 1,874
2019 1,030 1,685
2020 998 1,550
2021 937 1,406
2022 901 1,433
2023 788 1,397
2024 808 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, 1897–2024.

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