Mark
Boy · MARK · Latin
Mark is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “dedicated to Mars”. In 2025 it ranked 275th for boys in the UK (186 babies) and 244th for boys in the US (1,416 babies).
What does Mark mean?
Latin: English form of Marcus
“dedicated to Mars”
English form of Marcus; St Mark is traditionally credited with writing the second Gospel.
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Is Mark a girl's or a boy's name?
Mark is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 186 boys in the UK and 1,416 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mark in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #275among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 186about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 186 boys in the UK were named Mark, making it the 275th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 245th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 1,583 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Mark since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Mark in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 205 boys in the UK were given Mark or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #262, up from #275 for this spelling alone.
- Mark 186
- Marc 19
Among boys in 2025, it was 294th in England and Wales, 190th in Scotland and 237th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#81), 1954 (#32), 1964 (#4), 1974 (#2), 1984 (#10) and 1994 (#45).
Mark in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 186 | #275 |
| 2024 | 204 | #260 |
| 2023 | 195 | #269 |
| 2022 | 220 | #241 |
| 2021 | 236 | #240 |
| 2020 | 222 | #245 |
| 2019 | 256 | #231 |
| 2018 | 241 | #240 |
| 2017 | 266 | #228 |
| 2016 | 265 | #233 |
| 2015 | 287 | #223 |
| 2014 | 331 | #195 |
| 2013 | 344 | #190 |
| 2012 | 365 | #185 |
| 2011 | 377 | #171 |
| 2010 | 368 | #168 |
| 2009 | 415 | #155 |
| 2008 | 439 | #146 |
| 2007 | 520 | #123 |
| 2006 | 528 | #121 |
| 2005 | 586 | #112 |
| 2004 | 675 | #96 |
| 2003 | 717 | #90 |
| 2002 | 767 | #86 |
| 2001 | 833 | #80 |
| 2000 | 966 | #68 |
| 1999 | 1,119 | #62 |
| 1998 | 1,326 | #60 |
| 1997 | 1,538 | #53 |
| 1996 | 1,583 | #52 |
How popular is Mark in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #244among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,416about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,416 boys in the US were named Mark, making it the 244th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 235th. Its busiest year was 1960, with 58,727 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mark in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1975, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,588 boys in the US were given Mark or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #245.
Mark in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,416 | #244 |
| 2024 | 1,447 | #244 |
| 2023 | 1,401 | #249 |
| 2022 | 1,434 | #247 |
| 2021 | 1,408 | #252 |
| 2020 | 1,552 | #235 |
| 2019 | 1,685 | #223 |
| 2018 | 1,874 | #210 |
| 2017 | 1,948 | #203 |
| 2016 | 2,066 | #195 |
| 2015 | 2,078 | #196 |
| 2014 | 2,194 | #189 |
| 2013 | 2,211 | #184 |
| 2012 | 2,204 | #176 |
| 2011 | 2,433 | #159 |
| 2010 | 2,415 | #162 |
| 2009 | 2,578 | #153 |
| 2008 | 2,916 | #139 |
| 2007 | 2,973 | #138 |
| 2006 | 3,252 | #128 |
| 2005 | 3,529 | #114 |
| 2004 | 3,770 | #113 |
| 2003 | 4,033 | #105 |
| 2002 | 4,222 | #93 |
| 2001 | 4,754 | #84 |
| 2000 | 5,230 | #79 |
| 1999 | 5,606 | #69 |
| 1998 | 5,893 | #64 |
| 1997 | 6,165 | #58 |
| 1996 | 6,599 | #55 |
| 1995 | 6,888 | #52 |
| 1994 | 7,488 | #48 |
| 1993 | 8,059 | #49 |
| 1992 | 8,745 | #49 |
| 1991 | 9,684 | #47 |
| 1990 | 10,689 | #47 |
| 1989 | 11,320 | #42 |
| 1988 | 11,715 | #39 |
| 1987 | 11,993 | #36 |
| 1986 | 12,615 | #35 |
| 1985 | 13,194 | #32 |
| 1984 | 13,214 | #32 |
| 1983 | 13,815 | #31 |
| 1982 | 13,865 | #32 |
| 1981 | 13,542 | #33 |
| 1980 | 14,169 | #30 |
| 1979 | 14,386 | #30 |
| 1978 | 14,851 | #26 |
| 1977 | 15,418 | #25 |
| 1976 | 15,508 | #25 |
| 1975 | 16,742 | #19 |
| 1974 | 18,905 | #16 |
| 1973 | 20,367 | #15 |
| 1972 | 21,490 | #18 |
| 1971 | 25,132 | #13 |
| 1970 | 31,461 | #9 |
| 1969 | 33,388 | #8 |
| 1968 | 35,401 | #7 |
| 1967 | 34,910 | #7 |
| 1966 | 34,801 | #7 |
| 1965 | 38,244 | #7 |
| 1964 | 45,261 | #6 |
| 1963 | 49,342 | #6 |
| 1962 | 53,520 | #6 |
| 1961 | 57,796 | #6 |
| 1960 | 58,727 | #6 |
| 1959 | 56,945 | #6 |
| 1958 | 52,698 | #7 |
| 1957 | 52,841 | #7 |
| 1956 | 48,828 | #8 |
| 1955 | 42,255 | #9 |
| 1954 | 36,198 | #12 |
| 1953 | 29,341 | #12 |
| 1952 | 25,678 | #17 |
| 1951 | 21,201 | #20 |
| 1950 | 16,604 | #23 |
| 1949 | 13,725 | #24 |
| 1948 | 10,267 | #29 |
| 1947 | 7,773 | #47 |
| 1946 | 5,331 | #58 |
| 1945 | 3,545 | #72 |
| 1944 | 2,742 | #93 |
| 1943 | 2,520 | #101 |
| 1942 | 2,039 | #117 |
| 1941 | 1,624 | #122 |
| 1940 | 1,165 | #149 |
| 1939 | 867 | #170 |
| 1938 | 902 | #166 |
| 1937 | 809 | #176 |
| 1936 | 712 | #182 |
| 1935 | 788 | #174 |
| 1934 | 702 | #185 |
| 1933 | 693 | #180 |
| 1932 | 716 | #185 |
| 1931 | 664 | #197 |
| 1930 | 591 | #220 |
| 1929 | 576 | #222 |
| 1928 | 652 | #209 |
| 1927 | 701 | #200 |
| 1926 | 702 | #200 |
| 1925 | 651 | #211 |
| 1924 | 672 | #206 |
| 1923 | 659 | #203 |
| 1922 | 667 | #199 |
| 1921 | 626 | #211 |
| 1920 | 589 | #219 |
| 1919 | 587 | #212 |
| 1918 | 627 | #205 |
| 1917 | 528 | #212 |
| 1916 | 571 | #198 |
| 1915 | 529 | #204 |
| 1914 | 386 | #210 |
| 1913 | 349 | #192 |
| 1912 | 284 | #201 |
| 1911 | 142 | #207 |
| 1910 | 131 | #199 |
| 1909 | 101 | #212 |
| 1908 | 67 | #257 |
| 1907 | 97 | #199 |
| 1906 | 85 | #205 |
| 1905 | 94 | #189 |
| 1904 | 113 | #165 |
| 1903 | 81 | #195 |
| 1902 | 104 | #167 |
| 1901 | 92 | #163 |
| 1900 | 137 | #151 |
| 1899 | 89 | #166 |
| 1898 | 108 | #158 |
| 1897 | 104 | #149 |
| 1896 | 119 | #139 |
| 1895 | 102 | #151 |
| 1894 | 84 | #179 |
| 1893 | 92 | #159 |
| 1892 | 86 | #181 |
| 1891 | 86 | #152 |
| 1890 | 83 | #169 |
| 1889 | 101 | #144 |
| 1888 | 115 | #135 |
| 1887 | 76 | #166 |
| 1886 | 106 | #128 |
| 1885 | 74 | #176 |
| 1884 | 96 | #144 |
| 1883 | 91 | #140 |
| 1882 | 90 | #153 |
| 1881 | 94 | #127 |
| 1880 | 85 | #160 |
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