Marsh vs Mark

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

Name A

Marsh

Boy name · Rank #7739

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marsh Mark
Current Rank #7739 #246
Total Births (all years) 398 1,360,769
Peak Year 1938 1960
Peak Year Births 13 58,719
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marsh Mark
1880ss 7 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss — 971
1910ss 40 4,134
1920ss 66 6,495
1930ss 55 7,444
1940ss 38 50,731
1950ss 88 382,585
1960ss 37 441,381
1970ss 28 194,288
1980ss 10 129,460
1990ss 5 75,815
2000ss — 37,256
2010ss — 21,105
2020ss 24 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marsh Mark
2014 — 2,193
2015 — 2,077
2016 — 2,066
2017 — 1,948
2018 — 1,874
2019 — 1,685
2020 — 1,550
2021 — 1,406
2022 5 1,433
2023 9 1,397
2024 10 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, 1882–2024.

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