Mark vs Marcus

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

Name A

Mark

Boy name · Rank #244

Full profile →
Name B

Marcus

Boy name · Rank #256

Full profile →
Metric Mark Marcus
Current Rank #244 #256
Total Births (all years) 1,362,176 241,657
Peak Year 1960 1984
Peak Year Births 58,727 5,996
Peak Decade 1960s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mark Marcus
1880s 928 424
1890s 953 405
1900s 971 482
1910s 4,134 2,051
1920s 6,495 3,029
1930s 7,444 2,298
1940s 50,731 3,266
1950s 382,589 8,694
1960s 441,390 14,545
1970s 194,260 39,464
1980s 129,442 51,807
1990s 75,816 46,497
2000s 37,257 35,673
2010s 21,108 24,143
2020s 8,658 8,879

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mark Marcus
2014 2,194 2,620
2015 2,078 2,481
2016 2,066 2,183
2017 1,948 2,037
2018 1,874 1,901
2019 1,685 1,722
2020 1,552 1,661
2021 1,408 1,616
2022 1,434 1,479
2023 1,401 1,400
2024 1,447 1,382
2025 1,416 1,341

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, 1880–2025.

← Compare different names