Male name
Mark
11,492 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 7.
Origin
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.From Wiktionary, entry “Mark”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 1,222 births. 11,492 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 55th among boys' names in 1996. It is still given: 895 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1960: 58,860 births. 1,366,672 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 6th among boys' names in 1959. It is still given: 7,111 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1974: 979 births. 28,607 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 7th among boys' names in 1974. It is still given: 302 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 4,257* | 1915–2025 | — |
| France | 2,285 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 1,565 | 1980–2025 | 90th in 1980 |
| Austria | 1,479 | 1984–2025 | 87th in 1984 |
| Berlin | 377 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 42 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
4 + 1 + 9 + 2 = 16 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 = 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 9 + 2 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.