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Mars

Boy's name · #1615 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Mars is near its high-water mark: it reached #1256 in 2023 and still ranked #1615 in 2025. About 1,300 boys have carried it since 1923.

Across the states

See where Mars is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Mars ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,222 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,559 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marses

• Mars Di Bartolomeo — Luxembourgish politician
• Mars Rafikov — Soviet cosmonaut (1933–2000)
• Mars Callahan — American actor and director
• Mars Bonfire — Canadian rock musician and songwriter
• Mars Williams — American musician (1955–2023)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 4,400 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Mick Mars — American guitarist
• Kenneth Mars — American actor (1935–2012)
• Jacqueline Mars — American billionaire and philanthropist, member of Mars family of candy fame

In stories & tradition

• Mars — Roman mythology
• Mars Blackmon — She's Gotta Have It (film)
• Mars Brito — Murder in Passing (web series)

What Marses become

Among 38 notable people named Mars:

Entertainers appear 3.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mars Williams, American musician (1955–2023).

Similar names: Honor · Ahmari · Dior · Kruz · Cypress · Pax

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