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 #246

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Name B

Martin

Boy name · Rank #308

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Metric Mark Martin
Current Rank #246 #308
Total Births (all years) 1,360,769 314,547
Peak Year 1960 1963
Peak Year Births 58,719 6,070
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mark Martin
1880ss 928 3,595
1890ss 953 3,254
1900ss 971 3,346
1910ss 4,134 16,097
1920ss 6,495 24,243
1930ss 7,444 21,927
1940ss 50,731 31,401
1950ss 382,585 50,992
1960ss 441,381 49,116
1970ss 194,288 24,274
1980ss 129,460 23,227
1990ss 75,815 25,327
2000ss 37,256 18,761
2010ss 21,105 13,355
2020ss 7,223 5,632

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mark Martin
2014 2,193 1,434
2015 2,077 1,344
2016 2,066 1,396
2017 1,948 1,282
2018 1,874 1,296
2019 1,685 1,253
2020 1,550 1,168
2021 1,406 1,103
2022 1,433 1,108
2023 1,397 1,152
2024 1,437 1,101

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, 1880–2024.

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