Mark Name Popularity

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How popular is Mark?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Mark, ranked the 210th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Mark has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #6 for the first time in 1959 and as recently as 1964.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1960 with 58,728 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Mark was 67 in 1908.

Approximately during the years 1893-1896, 1897-1900, 1906-1915, and 1936-1960, the name Mark took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1961-1966, 1967-1981, and 1983-2010.

Mark's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Mark for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Mark?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Mark is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Mark is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Mark (Girl)		Mark (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,859	210
2017		< 5	--	1,940	203
2016		< 5	--	2,064	195
2015		< 5	--	2,065	196
2014		8	12,655	2,184	189
2013		6	15,822	2,204	184
2012		< 5	--	2,203	176
2011		< 5	--	2,427	159
2010		6	16,231	2,413	161
2009		< 5	--	2,576	153
2008		< 5	--	2,913	139
2007		5	19,450	2,971	138
2006		6	16,403	3,248	128
2005		9	11,496	3,527	114
2004		11	9,658	3,769	113
2003		5	17,395	4,030	105
2002		11	9,240	4,222	93
2001		10	9,832	4,752	84
2000		12	8,357	5,224	79
1999		12	8,035	5,606	69
1998		13	7,380	5,892	64
1997		14	6,700	6,165	58
1996		14	6,607	6,597	55
1995		22	4,625	6,885	52
1994		22	4,632	7,486	48
1993		19	5,117	8,058	49
1992		20	4,969	8,743	49
1991		26	4,002	9,680	47
1990		43	2,720	10,681	47
1989		49	2,393	11,318	42
1988		84	1,571	11,704	39
1987		66	1,786	11,997	36
1986		84	1,490	12,608	35
1985		91	1,406	13,192	32
1984		74	1,545	13,217	32
1983		96	1,280	13,818	31
1982		97	1,306	13,873	32
1981		87	1,413	13,545	33
1980		79	1,511	14,161	31
1979		89	1,387	14,394	30
1978		91	1,325	14,873	26
1977		82	1,373	15,445	25
1976		77	1,387	15,519	25
1975		89	1,262	16,750	19
1974		111	1,065	18,916	16
1973		95	1,156	20,384	15
1972		81	1,272	21,500	18
1971		114	1,057	25,137	13
1970		138	933	31,492	9
1969		139	895	33,394	8
1968		157	807	35,420	7
1967		143	847	34,925	7
1966		126	899	34,806	7
1965		119	935	38,264	7
1964		120	969	45,269	6
1963		121	967	49,350	6
1962		130	932	53,504	6
1961		159	836	57,767	6
1960		133	924	58,728	6
1959		129	920	56,909	6
1958		114	972	52,665	7
1957		82	1,172	52,794	7
1956		84	1,131	48,832	8
1955		56	1,353	42,222	9
1954		50	1,433	36,193	12
1953		37	1,636	29,351	12
1952		39	1,544	25,680	17
1951		24	2,048	21,207	20
1950		31	1,705	16,604	23
1949		21	2,189	13,727	24
1948		15	2,663	10,265	29
1947		10	3,612	7,771	47
1946		14	2,696	5,330	58
1945		8	3,579	3,544	72
1944		< 5	--	2,741	93
1943		10	3,181	2,518	101
1942		7	3,985	2,039	117
1941		5	4,822	1,625	122
1940		6	4,169	1,165	149
1939		8	3,322	867	170
1938		< 5	--	903	166
1937		5	4,684	809	176
1936		6	3,992	712	182
1935		9	3,081	787	175
1934		14	2,256	703	185
1933		< 5	--	693	180
1932		7	3,793	716	186
1931		14	2,266	665	197
1930		12	2,639	591	219
1929		10	3,064	577	222
1928		13	2,578	650	209
1927		13	2,648	701	200
1926		9	3,443	704	199
1925		18	2,164	651	211
1924		15	2,476	672	206
1923		11	3,051	659	203
1922		13	2,709	668	199
1921		11	3,085	626	212
1920		13	2,681	589	219
1919		13	2,596	587	212
1918		9	3,419	627	205
1917		16	2,162	528	214
1916		5	4,899	571	199
1915		15	2,104	529	205
1914		8	2,787	386	210
1913		9	2,268	349	194
1912		6	2,848	284	201
1911		< 5	--	142	207
1910		7	2,056	131	200
1909		< 5	--	101	214
1908		7	1,783	67	259
1907		7	1,747	97	200
1906		5	2,125	85	210
1905		< 5	--	94	189
1904		< 5	--	114	165
1903		< 5	--	81	196
1902		< 5	--	104	169
1901		5	1,852	92	164
1900		6	1,858	137	153
1899		< 5	--	89	166
1898		< 5	--	108	159
1897		< 5	--	104	149
1896		< 5	--	119	140
1895		5	1,741	102	154
1894		5	1,628	84	181
1893		< 5	--	92	159
1892		5	1,584	86	182
1891		< 5	--	86	154
1890		< 5	--	83	169
1889		< 5	--	101	146
1888		< 5	--	115	135
1887		< 5	--	76	167
1886		< 5	--	106	129
1885		< 5	--	74	178
1884		< 5	--	96	144
1883		< 5	--	91	142
1882		< 5	--	90	154
1881		< 5	--	94	129
1880		< 5	--	85	160

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.