Recorded 1922–1967 Boys' name Peak 1923 16 births

Mardis — boys' name

16 babies named Mardis in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111960s5

The verdict

16 boys have been named Mardis since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1967.

16
total births
1922–1967
years on record
1920s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Mardis was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mardis in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mardis

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Mardis between 1922 and 1967, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mardis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mardis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mardis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mardis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mardis at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

16

Since 1922

46 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1922

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1967

Mardis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1922

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.5 196719231922 5

Mardis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 69% of Mardis's all-time total
1920s111960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mardis?
16 babies have been named Mardis since 1922. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
When was Mardis most popular?
Mardis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Mardis been used?
Mardis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 46 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Mardis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.