Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Mark

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Tristans uncIe
Warlike, of Mars ( the god of war)
English
Swedish
Warring

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Arthurian Legend
  • Biblical
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mark

Pronunciation

m(a)-rk

Famous People

Actor Mark Wahlberg, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Actor Mark Harmon, Writer Mark Twain, Swimmer Mark Spitz, Baseball player Mark McGwire, Roman general and statesman Mark Antony, Entrepreneur Mark Cuban

Celebrity Babies

Son of Dan Aykroyd, Son of Tom Jones, Son of Sammy Davis, Jr., Son of Mike Ditka

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #6, 58,735 births); most recent 2025 (rank #244, 1,416 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1961 (rank #837, 158 births); most recent 2023 (rank #15178, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,416–
20241,437–
20231,3975
20221,433–
20211,406–
20201,550–
20191,685–
20181,874–
20171,948–
20162,066–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #55, 1,222 births); most recent 2025 (rank #294, 156 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025156
2024166
2023173
2022193
2021207
2020198
2019211
2018202
2017216
2016205

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1962 (rank #254, 63 births); most recent 2023 (rank #745, 56 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202356
202249
202143
202026
201937
201841
201735
201636
201539
201432

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #7, 979 births); most recent 2025 (rank #101, 58 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202558
202460
202378
202250
202156
202068
201970
201885
2017119
201698

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #4, 1,234 births); most recent 2025 (rank #190, 22 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202522
202426
202314
202217
202120
202016
201933
201826
201725
201638

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #14, 200 births); most recent 2025 (rank #237, 8 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20258
202412
20238
202210
20219
20208
201912
201813
201725
201622

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #9, 387 births); most recent 2023 (rank #244, 14 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202314
202219
202119
202016
201924
201817
201717
201621
201519
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence