Markell vs Mark

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

Name A

Markell

Boy name · Rank #2478

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Markell Mark
Current Rank #2478 #246
Total Births (all years) 4,676 1,360,769
Peak Year 2005 1960
Peak Year Births 176 58,719
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Markell Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss — 971
1910ss — 4,134
1920ss — 6,495
1930ss — 7,444
1940ss — 50,731
1950ss — 382,585
1960ss 29 441,381
1970ss 182 194,288
1980ss 364 129,460
1990ss 1,230 75,815
2000ss 1,486 37,256
2010ss 1,042 21,105
2020ss 343 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Markell Mark
2014 107 2,193
2015 88 2,077
2016 107 2,066
2017 95 1,948
2018 83 1,874
2019 68 1,685
2020 88 1,550
2021 75 1,406
2022 56 1,433
2023 69 1,397
2024 55 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, 1962–2024.

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