Mark

Boy Latin #16730 in 2023

Mark is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Mark

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark. From Mark, from the - praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from Māwortis.

Popularity of Mark

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,402 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,359,332 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1960

58,852 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.