# Mark (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mark/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /mɑɹk/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | Marky, Markie |
| Variant spellings | Marq |
| US babies named this | 1,366,672 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,362,176 / 4,496 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 11,489, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Mark, from the Latin praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14 | 6,701 |
| 1998 | 13 | 7,382 |
| 1999 | 12 | 8,036 |
| 2000 | 12 | 8,360 |
| 2001 | 10 | 9,836 |
| 2002 | 11 | 9,243 |
| 2003 | 5 | 17,403 |
| 2004 | 11 | 9,663 |
| 2005 | 9 | 11,500 |
| 2006 | 6 | 16,407 |
| 2007 | 5 | 19,461 |
| 2010 | 6 | 16,254 |
| 2013 | 6 | 15,848 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12,676 |
| 2023 | 5 | 16,742 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,433 | 159 |
| 2012 | 2,204 | 176 |
| 2013 | 2,211 | 184 |
| 2014 | 2,194 | 189 |
| 2015 | 2,078 | 196 |
| 2016 | 2,066 | 195 |
| 2017 | 1,948 | 203 |
| 2018 | 1,874 | 210 |
| 2019 | 1,685 | 223 |
| 2020 | 1,552 | 235 |
| 2021 | 1,408 | 252 |
| 2022 | 1,434 | 247 |
| 2023 | 1,401 | 249 |
| 2024 | 1,447 | 244 |
| 2025 | 1,416 | 245 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 268 | 198 |
| 2012 | 250 | 214 |
| 2013 | 243 | 215 |
| 2014 | 262 | 218 |
| 2015 | 217 | 245 |
| 2016 | 205 | 256 |
| 2017 | 216 | 247 |
| 2018 | 202 | 253 |
| 2019 | 211 | 238 |
| 2020 | 198 | 241 |
| 2021 | 207 | 241 |
| 2022 | 193 | 246 |
| 2023 | 173 | 266 |
| 2024 | 166 | 277 |
| 2025 | 156 | 294 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: مَارْك, مَرْقُس, مَرْقُص
- Armenian: Մարկոս
- Catalan: Marc
- Chinese: 馬克 /马克
- Czech: Marek
- Danish: Marcus, Markus
- Dutch: Mark
- Estonian: Markus
- Finnish: Markus, Markku
- French: Marc
- Georgian: მარკოზი
- German: Markus
- Greek: Μάρκος
- Hebrew: מארק
- Hindi: मार्क
- Hungarian: Márk
- Icelandic: Markús
- Indonesian: Markus
- Irish: Marcas
- Italian: Marco

## People named Mark

- Mark Twain, American author and humorist (1835–1910)
- Mark Zuckerberg, American Internet entrepreneur
- Mark Wahlberg, American actor (born 1971)
- Mark Carney, 24th prime minister of Canada since 2025
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967)
- Mark Hamill, American actor (born 1951)
- Mark Rothko, American painter of Latvian-Jewish descent (1903–1970)
- Mark Spitz, American Olympic swimmer (born 1950)
- Mark Webber, Australian professional racing driver
- Mark Knopfler, British musician (born 1949)
- Mark van Bommel, Dutch association football player and manager (born 1977)
- Mark Strong, British actor (born 1963)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.