Mark

Meaning: Consecrated to the war god Mars
Origin: English (from Latin, via Middle English)

Nicknames: Markie, Marko

Boy's name · #245 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Mark reached its best rank, #6, in 1959 and ranked #245 in 2025. Roughly 1.4 million boys have been named Mark since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Mark is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Mark is especially popular in Slovenia, Finland (other-lang.), and Estonia.

#1 in Slovenia (2025) · #8 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #23 in Hungary (2025) · #51 in Poland (2025) · #66 in Czechia (2025) · #99 in Ireland (2025) · #158 in Austria (2025) · #194 in Scotland (2025) · #223 in Netherlands (2025) · #247 in N. Ireland (2025) · #286 in Norway (2025) · #292 in Switzerland (2025) and 8 more.

Famous Marks

Mark Twain — American author and humorist (1835–1910)
Mark Zuckerberg — American Internet entrepreneur
Mark Rutte — Dutch politician (born 1967)
Mark Wahlberg — American actor (born 1971)
Mark Antony — Roman politician

In stories & tradition

Mark (Mr. Satan) — Dragon Ball Z (anime series)
Mark Hoffman — Saw (film series)
Mark Raxton (Molten Man) — The Amazing Spider-Man (comic book)

What Marks become

Among 12,487 notable people named Mark:

Sports figures appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mark Spitz, American Olympic swimmer (born 1950).

Spellings & nicknames

About 73 boys a year are given Marko as their full name.

Similar names: Marc · Timothy · Mario · Richard · Patrick · Martin

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