Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Mark
Endangered
Down 97.6% from peak
Peak era
1960
Peak births
58,727
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Mark
How many people are named Mark?
An estimated 1.1 million living Americans are named Mark.
How rare is Mark?
Mark is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,416 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.6% from its 1960 peak.
How old is the typical Mark?
The median age of a living American named Mark is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 66 years old.
Is Mark still popular?
No. Mark is endangered as a baby name, down 97.6% from its 1960 peak with 1,416 births in 2025.
Where is Mark most common?
Mark has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 5.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19602025
Peak year
1960
Decline from peak
97.6%
2025
1,416
All-time
1,362,176
Where it lives now
Mark is most concentrated in Utah — about 4.0× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Mark is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.