Boys' name · since 1922
Mardis
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Mardis, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Mardis since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mardis recorded 16 times among boys since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1967.
- #30,902 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mardis ranks #30,902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mardis's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mardis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mardis splits its recorded history at 1923: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mardis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1967
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Mardis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1920s was Mardis's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Mardis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Mardis's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mardis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mardis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.