Marlan vs Mark

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

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Marlan

Boy name

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marlan Mark
Current Rank Unranked #246
Total Births (all years) 1,217 1,360,769
Peak Year 1941 1960
Peak Year Births 27 58,719
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marlan Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss — 971
1910ss 18 4,134
1920ss 119 6,495
1930ss 172 7,444
1940ss 156 50,731
1950ss 173 382,585
1960ss 155 441,381
1970ss 178 194,288
1980ss 60 129,460
1990ss 85 75,815
2000ss 57 37,256
2010ss 28 21,105
2020ss 16 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marlan Mark
2014 6 2,193
2015 — 2,077
2016 — 2,066
2017 — 1,948
2018 5 1,874
2019 — 1,685
2020 6 1,550
2021 5 1,406
2022 5 1,433
2023 — 1,397
2024 — 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, 1915–2022.

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