Marlin vs Mark

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

Name A

Marlin

Boy name · Rank #1934

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marlin Mark
Current Rank #1934 #246
Total Births (all years) 21,078 1,360,769
Peak Year 1935 1960
Peak Year Births 386 58,719
Peak Decade 1930ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marlin Mark
1880ss 6 928
1890ss 36 953
1900ss 124 971
1910ss 1,111 4,134
1920ss 2,308 6,495
1930ss 3,409 7,444
1940ss 3,013 50,731
1950ss 2,881 382,585
1960ss 2,093 441,381
1970ss 1,838 194,288
1980ss 1,125 129,460
1990ss 1,094 75,815
2000ss 877 37,256
2010ss 779 21,105
2020ss 384 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marlin Mark
2014 81 2,193
2015 82 2,077
2016 70 2,066
2017 79 1,948
2018 86 1,874
2019 74 1,685
2020 68 1,550
2021 73 1,406
2022 78 1,433
2023 84 1,397
2024 81 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, 1884–2024.

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