Boys' name · since 1956
Mrk
Mrk has 85 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 85
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mrk is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 85 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mrk has been recorded 85 times among boys since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1987.
- #18,496 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 85 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mrk ranks #18,496 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #18,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 85
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mrk's 85 recorded births place it above 59.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mrk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mrk's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mrk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1987
- Peak year (1987)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Mrk by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (31 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Mrk's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mrk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 31 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Mrk's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1980s (29) -- 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 Mrk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1956–1987 (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 Mrk 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.