Unisex name · since 1923
Mars
1,320 babies named Mars in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,320
- born since 1923
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mars is the #1613 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,320 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Mars recorded 1,320 times among boys since 1923, holding rank #1613 nationally today, ahead of 88% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #4,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,613 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,320 born since 1923
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mars ranks #4,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,613 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,320 born since 1923, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,320
- born since 1923
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mars's 1,320 recorded births place it above 90.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mars compares
1,320 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mars's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mars | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,320 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mars's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mars splits its recorded history at 2008: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 154 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mars popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Mars popularity over time - girls
202 total births recorded since 2016 (Mars as girls' name)
Mars by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (739 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Mars's strongest decade.
739 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Mars births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
446 births
- 2020s
2020s
739 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 739 births (56% of all-time use).
How Mars compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mars's total volume
Mars by state
Where Mars concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 238 | 18.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 89 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 53 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 44 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 44 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 13 | 1.0% |
238 of 1,320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Mars appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mars's data
- California records the most Marss (238 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mars: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Mars 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.