Markel vs Mark

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

Name A

Markel

Boy name · Rank #2681

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Markel Mark
Current Rank #2681 #246
Total Births (all years) 4,670 1,360,769
Peak Year 1999 1960
Peak Year Births 172 58,719
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1948 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Markel Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss — 971
1910ss — 4,134
1920ss — 6,495
1930ss — 7,444
1940ss 10 50,731
1950ss 63 382,585
1960ss 89 441,381
1970ss 133 194,288
1980ss 326 129,460
1990ss 1,259 75,815
2000ss 1,447 37,256
2010ss 1,015 21,105
2020ss 328 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Markel Mark
2014 95 2,193
2015 110 2,077
2016 92 2,066
2017 81 1,948
2018 85 1,874
2019 86 1,685
2020 81 1,550
2021 73 1,406
2022 62 1,433
2023 63 1,397
2024 49 1,437

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, 1948–2024.

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