Mars vs Mark

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

Name A

Mars

Boy name · Rank #1456

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Mars Mark
Current Rank #1456 #246
Total Births (all years) 1,213 1,360,769
Peak Year 2023 1960
Peak Year Births 154 58,719
Peak Decade 2020ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mars Mark
1880ss 928
1890ss 953
1900ss 971
1910ss 4,134
1920ss 18 6,495
1930ss 5 7,444
1940ss 5 50,731
1950ss 382,585
1960ss 5 441,381
1970ss 12 194,288
1980ss 12 129,460
1990ss 6 75,815
2000ss 72 37,256
2010ss 445 21,105
2020ss 633 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mars Mark
2014 34 2,193
2015 27 2,077
2016 56 2,066
2017 74 1,948
2018 77 1,874
2019 90 1,685
2020 98 1,550
2021 144 1,406
2022 113 1,433
2023 154 1,397
2024 124 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, 1923–2024.

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