Is Mark a boy or girl name?
Mark is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,437 boys were named Mark, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 1,365,265 US babies named Mark were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #246
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mark since 1880
- 1,365,265
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 58,852 babies
Boys and girls named Mark, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 928 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 953 | 15 | 1.5% |
| 1900s | 971 | 30 | 3% |
| 1910s | 4,134 | 88 | 2.1% |
| 1920s | 6,495 | 126 | 1.9% |
| 1930s | 7,444 | 75 | 1% |
| 1940s | 50,731 | 96 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 382,585 | 646 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 441,381 | 1,347 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 194,288 | 967 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 129,460 | 807 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 75,815 | 205 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 37,256 | 69 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 21,105 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 7,223 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,437 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,397 | #250 | 5 | #16,730 |
| 2022 | 1,433 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,406 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,550 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,685 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,874 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,948 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,066 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,077 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,193 | #189 | 8 | #12,673 |
| 2013 | 2,211 | #184 | 6 | #15,843 |
| 2012 | 2,204 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2,432 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2,415 | #162 | 6 | #16,253 |
| 2009 | 2,578 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,916 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,973 | #138 | 5 | #19,460 |
| 2006 | 3,252 | #128 | 6 | #16,407 |
| 2005 | 3,529 | #114 | 9 | #11,500 |
| 2004 | 3,770 | #113 | 11 | #9,663 |
| 2003 | 4,033 | #105 | 5 | #17,401 |
| 2002 | 4,222 | #93 | 11 | #9,243 |
| 2001 | 4,754 | #84 | 10 | #9,836 |
| 2000 | 5,229 | #79 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 1999 | 5,606 | #69 | 12 | #8,036 |
| 1998 | 5,893 | #64 | 13 | #7,382 |
| 1997 | 6,165 | #58 | 14 | #6,701 |
| 1996 | 6,599 | #55 | 14 | #6,608 |
| 1995 | 6,887 | #52 | 22 | #4,626 |
| 1994 | 7,487 | #48 | 22 | #4,633 |
| 1993 | 8,060 | #49 | 19 | #5,119 |
| 1992 | 8,745 | #49 | 20 | #4,970 |
| 1991 | 9,683 | #47 | 26 | #4,002 |
| 1990 | 10,690 | #47 | 43 | #2,720 |
| 1989 | 11,324 | #42 | 49 | #2,392 |
| 1988 | 11,717 | #39 | 84 | #1,571 |
| 1987 | 11,996 | #36 | 66 | #1,786 |
| 1986 | 12,614 | #35 | 84 | #1,490 |
| 1985 | 13,197 | #32 | 91 | #1,406 |
| 1984 | 13,214 | #32 | 74 | #1,546 |
| 1983 | 13,818 | #31 | 96 | #1,280 |
| 1982 | 13,866 | #32 | 97 | #1,306 |
| 1981 | 13,544 | #33 | 87 | #1,413 |
| 1980 | 14,170 | #30 | 79 | #1,511 |
| 1979 | 14,393 | #30 | 89 | #1,386 |
| 1978 | 14,854 | #26 | 91 | #1,326 |
| 1977 | 15,419 | #25 | 82 | #1,373 |
| 1976 | 15,511 | #25 | 77 | #1,387 |
| 1975 | 16,742 | #19 | 89 | #1,262 |
| 1974 | 18,907 | #16 | 111 | #1,065 |
| 1973 | 20,372 | #15 | 95 | #1,156 |
| 1972 | 21,494 | #18 | 81 | #1,272 |
| 1971 | 25,132 | #13 | 114 | #1,058 |
| 1970 | 31,464 | #9 | 138 | #933 |
| 1969 | 33,390 | #8 | 139 | #894 |
| 1968 | 35,402 | #7 | 157 | #807 |
| 1967 | 34,914 | #7 | 144 | #843 |
| 1966 | 34,802 | #7 | 125 | #903 |
| 1965 | 38,245 | #7 | 119 | #935 |
| 1964 | 45,264 | #6 | 119 | #975 |
| 1963 | 49,332 | #6 | 123 | #956 |
| 1962 | 53,527 | #6 | 129 | #936 |
| 1961 | 57,786 | #6 | 159 | #838 |
| 1960 | 58,719 | #6 | 133 | #922 |
| 1959 | 56,946 | #6 | 130 | #918 |
| 1958 | 52,697 | #7 | 113 | #977 |
| 1957 | 52,843 | #7 | 83 | #1,164 |
| 1956 | 48,829 | #8 | 84 | #1,130 |
| 1955 | 42,244 | #9 | 55 | #1,358 |
| 1954 | 36,198 | #12 | 50 | #1,431 |
| 1953 | 29,343 | #12 | 37 | #1,636 |
| 1952 | 25,678 | #17 | 39 | #1,545 |
| 1951 | 21,202 | #20 | 24 | #2,047 |
| 1950 | 16,605 | #23 | 31 | #1,702 |
| 1949 | 13,726 | #24 | 21 | #2,189 |
| 1948 | 10,266 | #29 | 15 | #2,663 |
| 1947 | 7,773 | #47 | 10 | #3,612 |
| 1946 | 5,331 | #58 | 14 | #2,696 |
| 1945 | 3,545 | #72 | 8 | #3,579 |
| 1944 | 2,742 | #93 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 2,520 | #101 | 10 | #3,182 |
| 1942 | 2,039 | #117 | 7 | #3,985 |
| 1941 | 1,624 | #122 | 5 | #4,823 |
| 1940 | 1,165 | #149 | 6 | #4,171 |
| 1939 | 867 | #170 | 8 | #3,322 |
| 1938 | 902 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 809 | #176 | 5 | #4,687 |
| 1936 | 712 | #182 | 6 | #3,992 |
| 1935 | 788 | #175 | 9 | #3,081 |
| 1934 | 702 | #185 | 14 | #2,255 |
| 1933 | 693 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 716 | #185 | 7 | #3,793 |
| 1931 | 664 | #197 | 14 | #2,266 |
| 1930 | 591 | #220 | 12 | #2,637 |
| 1929 | 576 | #222 | 10 | #3,065 |
| 1928 | 652 | #209 | 13 | #2,578 |
| 1927 | 701 | #200 | 13 | #2,649 |
| 1926 | 702 | #200 | 9 | #3,444 |
| 1925 | 651 | #211 | 18 | #2,164 |
| 1924 | 672 | #206 | 15 | #2,476 |
| 1923 | 659 | #203 | 11 | #3,051 |
| 1922 | 667 | #199 | 13 | #2,709 |
| 1921 | 626 | #212 | 11 | #3,085 |
| 1920 | 589 | #219 | 13 | #2,681 |
| 1919 | 587 | #212 | 13 | #2,596 |
| 1918 | 627 | #205 | 9 | #3,419 |
| 1917 | 528 | #214 | 16 | #2,162 |
| 1916 | 571 | #199 | 5 | #4,898 |
| 1915 | 529 | #205 | 15 | #2,104 |
| 1914 | 386 | #210 | 8 | #2,787 |
| 1913 | 349 | #194 | 9 | #2,268 |
| 1912 | 284 | #201 | 6 | #2,848 |
| 1911 | 142 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 131 | #200 | 7 | #2,056 |
| 1909 | 101 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 67 | #259 | 7 | #1,783 |
| 1907 | 97 | #200 | 7 | #1,747 |
| 1906 | 85 | #210 | 5 | #2,125 |
| 1905 | 94 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 113 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 81 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 104 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 92 | #164 | 5 | #1,852 |
| 1900 | 137 | #153 | 6 | #1,858 |
| 1899 | 89 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 108 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 104 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 119 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 102 | #154 | 5 | #1,741 |
| 1894 | 84 | #181 | 5 | #1,628 |
| 1893 | 92 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 86 | #182 | 5 | #1,584 |
| 1891 | 86 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 83 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 101 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 115 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 76 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 106 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 74 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 96 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 91 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 90 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 94 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 85 | #160 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mark reached #6 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #807 in 1968. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mark
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.