Recorded 1956–1987 Boys' name Peak 1987 85 births

Mrk — boys' name

85 babies named Mrk in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s311970s51980s29
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Mrk was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mrk in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mrk

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Mrk between 1956 and 1987, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mrk currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mrk performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mrk shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mrk 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 85 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.

Mrk at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

85

Since 1956

32 years of records

Peak year

1987

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1956

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1987

Mrk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1956

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
45678910 1987198219711968196319591956 7

Mrk by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
31 births that decade — 36% of Mrk's all-time total
1950s201960s311970s51980s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mrk?
85 babies have been named Mrk since 1956. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1987 with 9 births.
When was Mrk most popular?
Mrk was most popular in the 1960s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Mrk been used?
Mrk has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 32 years of data through 1987.

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, 1956–1987 (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.