Mark
Boy nameMark has been given to 1,366,672 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1960 and currently ranks #245 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /maːk/
From Middle English Mark, from the Latin praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
1,366,672
Peak year
1960 (58,860 babies)
Rank in 2025
#245 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -32%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Mark
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
Mark Zuckerberg
American Internet entrepreneur
Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO since 2024 and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–2024)
Vin Diesel
American actor (born 1967)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Mark.
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