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Mark

/ˈmɑɹk/ · 100% boys · #245 in the US for boys, 2025

Mark has been given to about 1,366,672 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹk/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,141,550
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mark per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 58,860
  • Born in 20251,416
  • All time1,366,672
  • England & Wales, 2025#295 · 156

How popular is Mark?

Mark ranks 245th among American boys in 2025, with 1,416 born that year. Its best year was 1960, when 58,860 babies were given the name, ranking 6th. The typical living American called Mark is about 61 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.

Names that sound like Mark

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marc0.85
  2. Mack0.75
  3. Clark0.70
  4. Marko0.68
  5. Mac0.66
  6. Marco0.64
  7. Marty0.60
  8. Markus0.57

Middle names for Mark

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mark Thomas0.74
  2. Mark Cole0.73
  3. Mark Wilder0.72
  4. Mark James0.71
  5. Mark Miles0.59
  6. Mark John0.55

Sibling names for Mark

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Stevenbrother · 0.97
  2. Jeffreybrother · 0.95
  3. Timothybrother · 0.95
  4. Robinsister · 0.92
  5. Laurasister · 0.90
  6. Valeriesister · 0.87

Where Mark is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alaska0.18%
  2. North Dakota0.13%
  3. Hawaii0.12%
  4. Illinois0.09%
  5. Louisiana0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mark Evans0.73
  2. Mark Edwards0.73
  3. Mark Anderson0.70
  4. Mark Allen0.70
  5. Mark Adams0.70
  6. Mark Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mark

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mark across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.