Marking vs Mark

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

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Marking

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Name B

Mark

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Metric Marking Mark
Current Rank Unranked #244
Total Births (all years) 26 1,362,176
Peak Year 2016 1960
Peak Year Births 8 58,727
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2012 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marking Mark
1880s - 928
1890s - 953
1900s - 971
1910s - 4,134
1920s - 6,495
1930s - 7,444
1940s - 50,731
1950s - 382,589
1960s - 441,390
1970s - 194,260
1980s - 129,442
1990s - 75,816
2000s - 37,257
2010s 21 21,108
2020s 5 8,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marking Mark
2014 - 2,194
2015 - 2,078
2016 8 2,066
2017 - 1,948
2018 - 1,874
2019 8 1,685
2020 - 1,552
2021 5 1,408
2022 - 1,434
2023 - 1,401
2024 - 1,447
2025 - 1,416

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, 2012–2021.

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