Unisex name · since 2012
Marz
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 239 babies named Marz, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,379 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Marz currently ranks #4379 among unisex names in America, with 239 babies recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marz has been recorded 239 times among boys since 2012, currently ranked #4379 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #11,939 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,379 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 239 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marz ranks #11,939 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,379 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 239 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,379 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Marz's 239 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Marz compares
239 41st percentile among 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
Marz's all-time total is 35% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 239 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marz's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marz popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Marz popularity over time - girls
74 total births recorded since 2019 (Marz as girls' name)
Marz by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (171 births, 72% of the file).
2020s was Marz's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Marz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 68
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 171 births (72% of all-time use).
Marz by state
Where Marz concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 6.3% |
15 of 239 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marz's data
- California records the most Marzs (15 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Marz: 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 (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Marz 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.