Mark

Meaning and origin of Mark

Popularity of Mark in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Mark has been rising (+5.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mark every 16 schools, all spellings combined.

Mark in English-speaking countries

Mark ranks 90^th in Ireland, 186^th in Ontario (Canada) and 207^th in Scotland, against 891^st in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  90^th boys’ name196 babies in 3 years1 boy in 366−0.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  186^th boys’ name205 babies in 3 years1 boy in 829+2.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  224^th boys’ name52 babies in 3 years1 boy in 856

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  215^th boys’ name28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 910

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  207^th boys’ name62 babies in 3 years1 boy in 967−1.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  246^th boys’ name4,264 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,206−2.8% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  280^th boys’ name495 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,669−2.4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  384^th boys’ name28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,759

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Mark and Márk are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Márkabroad
• Marc430

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Mark

• Luke
• Luc
• Merlin
• Vlad
• Blaise
• Max
• Clarence
• Emil
• Virgile
• Auxence
• Antone
• Maxim

See also

• →French names of Latin origin