Is Mars a boy or girl name?
Mars is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 124 boys were named Mars, so 17.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12.6% of the 1,388 US babies named Mars were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,457
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,966
- Babies named Mars since 1923
- 1,388
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Mars, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 445 | 48 | 9.7% |
| 2020s | 633 | 127 | 16.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 | #1,457 | 27 | #4,966 |
| 2023 | 154 | #1,255 | 36 | #4,095 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,566 | 15 | #7,509 |
| 2021 | 144 | #1,305 | 30 | #4,573 |
| 2020 | 98 | #1,643 | 19 | #6,234 |
| 2019 | 90 | #1,750 | 20 | #6,108 |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,931 | 15 | #7,621 |
| 2017 | 74 | #1,951 | 7 | #13,597 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,356 | 6 | #15,551 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,280 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,562 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,853 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 25 | #4,063 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,255 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #7,089 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,625 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,492 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,338 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,478 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,541 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,417 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,692 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,530 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,611 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,766 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,302 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,696 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,252 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,862 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,985 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,577 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,688 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mars reached #1,255 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #4,095 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mars
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.