Markus vs Mark

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

Name A

Markus

Boy name · Rank #1226

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Markus Mark
Current Rank #1226 #246
Total Births (all years) 14,800 1,360,769
Peak Year 1994 1960
Peak Year Births 396 58,719
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Markus Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss — 971
1910ss 16 4,134
1920ss 56 6,495
1930ss 23 7,444
1940ss 37 50,731
1950ss 291 382,585
1960ss 726 441,381
1970ss 1,281 194,288
1980ss 2,136 129,460
1990ss 3,486 75,815
2000ss 3,251 37,256
2010ss 2,706 21,105
2020ss 791 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Markus Mark
2014 327 2,193
2015 261 2,077
2016 264 2,066
2017 225 1,948
2018 212 1,874
2019 181 1,685
2020 156 1,550
2021 180 1,406
2022 152 1,433
2023 140 1,397
2024 163 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, 1915–2024.

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