Marx vs Mark

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

Name A

Marx

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #246

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Metric Marx Mark
Current Rank Unranked #246
Total Births (all years) 324 1,360,769
Peak Year 2015 1960
Peak Year Births 16 58,719
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marx Mark
1880ss 928
1890ss 953
1900ss 971
1910ss 19 4,134
1920ss 32 6,495
1930ss 15 7,444
1940ss 17 50,731
1950ss 17 382,585
1960ss 50 441,381
1970ss 28 194,288
1980ss 23 129,460
1990ss 11 75,815
2000ss 39 37,256
2010ss 58 21,105
2020ss 15 7,223

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marx Mark
2014 2,193
2015 16 2,077
2016 5 2,066
2017 1,948
2018 11 1,874
2019 7 1,685
2020 1,550
2021 1,406
2022 6 1,433
2023 9 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, 1915–2023.

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