Marten vs Mark

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

Name A

Marten

Boy name · Rank #9954

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marten Mark
Current Rank #9954 #246
Total Births (all years) 506 1,360,769
Peak Year 1963 1960
Peak Year Births 17 58,719
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marten Mark
1880ss — 928
1890ss — 953
1900ss — 971
1910ss 26 4,134
1920ss 27 6,495
1930ss 23 7,444
1940ss 29 50,731
1950ss 63 382,585
1960ss 98 441,381
1970ss 38 194,288
1980ss 42 129,460
1990ss 58 75,815
2000ss 47 37,256
2010ss 35 21,105
2020ss 20 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marten Mark
2014 10 2,193
2015 9 2,077
2016 — 2,066
2017 7 1,948
2018 — 1,874
2019 — 1,685
2020 7 1,550
2021 — 1,406
2022 — 1,433
2023 6 1,397
2024 7 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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