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Marc and Mark side by side: Marc peaked in 1970 and Mark in 1960; in 2025 they were given to 162 and 1,416 babies.

Marc and Mark, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Marc and Mark births by year20k40k60k18801900192019401960198020002025MarkMarc
Marc and Mark births by year20k40k60k18801900192019401960198020002025MarkMarc
Marc and Mark births by year20k40k60k1880190519301955198020052025MarkMarc
Marc and Mark births by year20k40k60k1880193019802025MarkMarc

Girls and boys together; Marc solid, Mark dashed.

Marc and Mark compared
MarcMark
Births 20251621,416
Rank 2025#1,237 among boys’ names#245 among boys’ names
Recorded since 1880141,1371,366,672
Peak year19701960
Girls0.4%0.3%
Alive, estimated119,0001.08 million
Median age5260

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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