Mark vs Martin

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

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Mark

Boy name · Rank #244

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Name B

Martin

Boy name · Rank #307

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Metric Mark Martin
Current Rank #244 #307
Total Births (all years) 1,362,176 315,561
Peak Year 1960 1963
Peak Year Births 58,727 6,073
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mark Martin
1880s 928 3,595
1890s 953 3,254
1900s 971 3,346
1910s 4,134 16,097
1920s 6,495 24,243
1930s 7,444 21,927
1940s 50,731 31,402
1950s 382,589 50,994
1960s 441,390 49,116
1970s 194,260 24,267
1980s 129,442 23,226
1990s 75,816 25,331
2000s 37,257 18,762
2010s 21,108 13,356
2020s 8,658 6,645

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mark Martin
2014 2,194 1,434
2015 2,078 1,344
2016 2,066 1,396
2017 1,948 1,283
2018 1,874 1,296
2019 1,685 1,253
2020 1,552 1,168
2021 1,408 1,103
2022 1,434 1,108
2023 1,401 1,152
2024 1,447 1,105
2025 1,416 1,009

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.

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