Recorded 1915–2023 Boys' name Peak 2015 324 births

Marx — boys' name

324 babies named Marx in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s321930s151940s171950s171960s501970s281980s231990s112000s392010s582020s15
2010s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Marx was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

16 babies were named Marx in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marx

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Marx between 1915 and 2023, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marx currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marx performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Marx shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marx in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marx 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 324 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.

Marx at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

324

Since 1915

109 years of records

Peak year

2015

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1915

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2023

Marx popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1915

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
16
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Marx popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1922 (Marx as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1922 6

Marx by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
58 births that decade — 18% of Marx's all-time total
1910s191920s321930s151940s171950s171960s501970s281980s231990s112000s392010s582020s15

Marx by state

Where Marx concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marx
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.2%
California share of Marx's total US births 2.2%

7 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marx?
324 babies have been named Marx since 1915. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 16 births.
When was Marx most popular?
Marx was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Marx most popular?
The top states for the name Marx are California (7 births).
How long has the name Marx been used?
Marx has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 109 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Marx?
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, 1915–2023 (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.