Mark vs Marvin

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

Name A

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Name B

Marvin

Boy name · Rank #671

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Metric Mark Marvin
Current Rank #246 #671
Total Births (all years) 1,360,769 253,786
Peak Year 1960 1928
Peak Year Births 58,719 4,452
Peak Decade 1960ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mark Marvin
1880ss 928 726
1890ss 953 1,073
1900ss 971 2,324
1910ss 4,134 17,821
1920ss 6,495 39,589
1930ss 7,444 41,083
1940ss 50,731 36,444
1950ss 382,585 34,706
1960ss 441,381 28,127
1970ss 194,288 14,732
1980ss 129,460 11,504
1990ss 75,815 9,820
2000ss 37,256 8,227
2010ss 21,105 5,414
2020ss 7,223 2,196

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mark Marvin
2014 2,193 571
2015 2,077 522
2016 2,066 533
2017 1,948 487
2018 1,874 480
2019 1,685 477
2020 1,550 451
2021 1,406 450
2022 1,433 457
2023 1,397 432
2024 1,437 406

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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