2,925,267births recorded
18Countries
10Variants
1999Peak · Catalonia
#3Catalonia 2025
Mark is a boy name family recorded 2,925,267 times in 18 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Catalonia (#3 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Catalonia in 1999, at 3,128.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Marc (France, Catalonia), Marcos (Argentina, Spain), Marco (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Mark
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | English | 1,366,672 | 🇺🇸 United States | #244 | 1960 | ▼ 24 % |
| Mark | English | 50,040 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #180 | 1964 | ▼ 17 % |
| Mark | English | 43,417 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1960 | – |
| Mark | English | 28,607 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #99 | 1974 | ▼ 34 % |
| Mark | English | 19,843 | 🏴 Scotland | #190 | 1974 | ▼ 30 % |
| Mark | English | 11,819 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1963 | – |
| Marc | Catalan | 238,510 | 🇫🇷 France | #380 | 1957 | ▼ 24 % |
| Marc | Catalan | 141,137 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1235 | 1970 | ▼ 52 % |
| Marc | Catalan | 38,204 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #34 | 2015 | – |
| Marc | Catalan | 31,362 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #3 | 1999 | ▼ 48 % |
| Marc | Catalan | 9,924 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1217 | 1971 | ▼ 63 % |
| Marc | Catalan | 4,776 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #349 | 1981 | ▲ 3 % |
| Marcos | Spanish | 206,382 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #162 | 1979 | ▼ 68 % |
| Marcos | Spanish | 53,742 | 🇺🇸 United States | #516 | 2001 | ▼ 15 % |
| Marcos | Spanish | 50,535 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #24 | 2004 | – |
| Marcos | Spanish | 2,603 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #87 | 2005 | ▲ 20 % |
| Marcos | Spanish | 530 | 🇫🇷 France | #5777 | 1978 | ▼ 37 % |
| Marcos | Spanish | 377 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2012 | 2022 | ▼ 13 % |
| Marcus | German | 242,999 | 🇺🇸 United States | #258 | 1984 | ▼ 40 % |
| Marcus | German | 11,427 | 🏴 England & Wales | #267 | 2001 | ▼ 30 % |
| Marcus | German | 6,881 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #105 | 2010 | ▼ 42 % |
| Marcus | German | 5,220 | 🇫🇷 France | #235 | 2021 | ▲ 9 % |
| Marcus | German | 3,447 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 2010 | – |
| Marcus | German | 2,590 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #101 | 2004 | ▼ 49 % |
| Marco | Spanish | 101,000 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #32 | 1999 | – |
| Marco | Spanish | 76,917 | 🇺🇸 United States | #370 | 2001 | ▼ 11 % |
| Marco | Spanish | 34,710 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #445 | 2001 | ▼ 58 % |
| Marco | Spanish | 23,311 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #26 | 2018 | – |
| Marco | Spanish | 8,470 | 🇫🇷 France | #488 | 2001 | ▼ 19 % |
| Marco | Spanish | 4,728 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #322 | 1974 | ▼ 27 % |
| Markus | German | 14,947 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1333 | 1994 | ▼ 38 % |
| Markus | German | 1,132 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #636 | 2006 | ▼ 37 % |
| Markus | German | 715 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1613 | 2009 | ▼ 37 % |
| Markus | German | 709 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #243 | 2006 | ▼ 38 % |
| Markus | German | 550 | 🇫🇷 France | #1690 | 2022 | ▶ 1 % |
| Markus | German | 335 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #982 | 2000 | ▼ 26 % |
| Marko | Spanish | 4,439 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2056 | 2006 | ▼ 20 % |
| Marko | Spanish | 1,303 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #753 | 2008 | ▼ 51 % |
| Marko | Spanish | 1,010 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #399 | 2002 | ▼ 41 % |
| Marko | Spanish | 935 | 🇫🇷 France | #2160 | 2007 | ▼ 37 % |
| Marko | Spanish | 469 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1307 | 2019 | ▲ 7 % |
| Marko | Spanish | 369 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1647 | 2011 | ▼ 37 % |
| Marek | French | 3,141 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2604 | 2010 | ▼ 50 % |
| Marek | French | 575 | 🇫🇷 France | #2583 | 2016 | ▼ 37 % |
| Marek | French | 487 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2659 | 2014 | ▼ 35 % |
| Marek | French | 287 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2008 | – |
| Marek | French | 282 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2006 | – |
| Marek | French | 111 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1124 | 2016 | ▼ 38 % |
| Markos | Spanish | 1,040 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5208 | 2008 | ▼ 41 % |
| Markos | Spanish | 76 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3657 | 2019 | new |
| Markos | Spanish | 15 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #3212 | 2006 | – |
| Markos | Spanish | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2021 | – |
| Marck | French | 644 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7679 | 2001 | ▲ 11 % |
| Marck | French | 145 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1938 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Mark ↔ Marc — checked by hand
- Mark ↔ Marco — checked by hand
- Mark ↔ Marcos — checked by hand
- Mark ↔ Marcus — checked by hand
- Mark ↔ Markus — checked by hand
- Mark ↔ Marko — checked by hand
- Mark ↔ Marek — checked by hand
- Mark ↔ Marck — spelling variant
- Marcos ↔ Markos — spelling variant
Questions about Mark
How popular is the name Mark?
In 2025 it ranked #3 in Catalonia. Official registers record 2,925,267 births across 18 countries.
What is Mark in other languages?
Marc (Catalan); Marcos (Spanish); Marcus (German); Marco (Spanish); Markus (German); Marko (Spanish); Marek (French); Markos (Spanish); Marck (French).
When was Mark most popular?
It peaked in Catalonia in 1999, at 3,128.5 births per 100,000.
Is Mark a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Mark is a boy name.