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.
Which name is more popular?
| 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 |