Mark as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mark

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The baby name Mark is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɑːrk/ (IPA); US /mɑrk/; respelling: MAHRK.

Mark is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: Latin

Pronunciation: /mɑːrk/ (IPA); US /mɑrk/; respelling: MAHRK

What is the meaning of the name Mark ?

The baby name Mark is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɑːrk/ (IPA); US /mɑrk/; respelling: MAHRK.

Mark is Latin in Origin.

Mark is the English form of Latin Marcus, probably from the name of the Roman war god Mars; thus “dedicated to Mars” or “warlike.” The nomen Marcus was widespread in ancient Rome; after the spread of Christianity, the name gained prestige through Saint Mark the Evangelist, traditionally credited with the second Gospel, and several early martyrs, bishops, and a 4th‑century Pope Mark.

In England the name appears from the Middle Ages, saw renewed favor after the Reformation, and reached major popularity in the mid‑20th century in the United States and Britain. International variants include Marc (French, Catalan), Marcus (Latin/English/Scandinavian), Markus (German, Nordic), Marco and Marcos (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), Marek (Polish, Czech, Slovak), Marko (Slavic), Márk (Hungarian), Marcu (Romanian), Marcas (Scottish Gaelic), Markel (Basque), Markku (Finnish), and Russian Марк. A related feminine form is Marcia.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Mark	Fassbender	Alicia Vikander	film producer	★★★★★	Michael Fassbender	television actor	★★★★★
Mark	Woodward				Tom Jones	singer	★★★★★
Mark	Andrews				Brian Jones	singer	★★★★★
Mark	Watts				Alan Watts	musician	★★★★★

Mark – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
PH	Boys	0	#1	3,085	11,440
PH		0	#2	167	5,607
MT		0	#3	60	1,767
MT	Boys	0	#5	700	4,064
FJ		0	#6	1	374
NL		0	#8	1,074	2,481
NL	Boys	0	#8	17,596	5,873
JM		0	#12	106	3,714
JM	Boys	0	#12	1,192	6,876
FJ	Boys	0	#16	2	603
BW		0	#19	1	960
MV		0	#19	1	644
ZA		0	#20	862	14,421
HN		0	#22	1	704
ET	Boys	0	#26	2	678
KR	Boys	0	#26	2	897
BN		0	#27	6	2,297
MO	Boys	0	#27	404	5,842
MO		0	#27	26	2,706
AE		0	#29	193	10,220
CN	Boys	0	#30	811	9,639
NA		0	#30	4	2,537
QA		0	#30	78	7,011
EE		0	#31	7	1,051
TW	Boys	0	#31	473	7,111
EE	Boys	0	#35	130	2,087
ID		0	#37	3	2,238
JP		0	#37	41	4,057
AL		0	#41	35	2,372
BI	Boys	0	#44	1	917
GE		0	#44	1	997
SG		0	#44	314	11,010
CN		0	#48	38	3,857
CY		0	#49	11	1,632
HN	Boys	0	#51	2	749
SG	Boys	0	#51	2,270	17,960
PR		0	#55	1	1,497
ZA	Boys	0	#55	8,192	25,619
CM		0	#56	1	2,592
TW		0	#56	45	4,523
OM		0	#57	61	6,215
LU		0	#64	3	2,830
MV	Boys	0	#65	13	3,375
SI		0	#66	14	1,612
CY	Boys	0	#67	69	3,473
DK	Boys	0	#68	758	7,401
IN		0	#69	3	2,963
RU	Boys	0	#69	2,264	12,621
AL	Boys	0	#70	391	5,122
GH	Boys	0	#74	854	8,138
HU	Boys	0	#74	201	3,954
MD	Boys	0	#75	7	756
AF		0	#76	1	1,883
AO		0	#76	2	2,729
BG		0	#81	2	1,799
BN	Boys	0	#82	52	6,332
CR		0	#83	77	5,526
HU		0	#83	32	1,675
RS		0	#83	2	923
HK	Boys	0	#84	1,862	12,905
LT		0	#84	5	949
KW		0	#87	30	5,216
SI	Boys	0	#88	148	3,402
KZ		0	#89	6	1,452
IL	Boys	0	#92	1,775	10,983
NG	Boys	0	#96	5,562	16,906
DK		0	#98	127	5,198
BW	Boys	0	#99	51	4,685
LT	Boys	0	#100	62	2,166
PS	Boys	0	#101	1,140	10,655
SD		0	#101	2	2,130
MY	Boys	0	#102	3,647	25,439
GE	Boys	0	#104	7	2,055
GE	Girls	0	#108	1	1,564
GH		0	#108	162	5,396
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#112	26	1,769
BN	Girls	0	#112	3	5,459
SA		0	#114	205	10,560
NG		0	#115	157	5,926
EC		0	#117	5	2,502
IQ		0	#117	13	3,533
Norway	Boys	2025	#121	14	444
PA		0	#121	10	3,797
Germany	Boys	0	#123	4,595	5,697
GR		0	#124	11	3,911
ID	Boys	0	#127	9	4,130
MY		0	#127	227	12,352
EG	Boys	0	#128	6,170	15,035
AZ	Boys	0	#130	2	1,400
JO		0	#132	9	2,158
KZ	Boys	0	#133	219	6,578
HK		0	#136	276	8,483
MU		0	#136	2	3,613
RS	Girls	0	#137	1	1,651
RS	Boys	0	#137	18	2,277
EE	Girls	0	#140	3	1,888
HR	Boys	0	#140	158	3,997
PS		0	#142	77	5,692
NA	Boys	0	#143	95	6,830
MT	Girls	0	#146	8	3,773
Canada	Boys	2024	#149	182	2,588
JP	Boys	0	#151	159	7,909
RU		0	#151	39	3,641
IL		0	#152	136	6,291
GR	Boys	0	#155	120	6,912
LU	Boys	0	#156	63	4,970
PR	Boys	0	#157	18	2,508
Austria	Boys	0	#160	476	2,180
QA	Boys	0	#160	973	18,093
Belgium	Boys	2024	#163	26	401
BG	Boys	0	#164	56	3,850
CZ	Boys	0	#165	175	6,530
CR	Boys	0	#168	615	10,188
Austria		0	#169	45	850
HR		0	#170	10	2,081
Sweden	Boys	2022	#172	11	1,509
CZ		0	#174	12	3,154
PL	Boys	0	#174	214	6,459
SI	Girls	0	#174	4	2,769
Germany		0	#179	359	2,542
LU	Girls	0	#190	1	4,850
AR		0	#192	2	2,915
EG		0	#200	282	6,387
KW	Boys	0	#203	947	18,755
PL		0	#203	10	2,600
BD		0	#212	16	5,992
IR		0	#216	14	4,221
EC	Boys	0	#219	21	3,322
AL	Girls	0	#221	7	4,141
HU	Girls	0	#224	2	3,308
PT		0	#230	17	4,161
United States	Boys	2024	#231	1,437	7,044
Finland	Boys	0	#233	218	2,041
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
PT	Boys	0	#241	139	7,951
AO	Boys	0	#244	6	5,568
AE	Boys	0	#246	1,917	22,615
GR	Girls	0	#246	4	6,293
IQ	Boys	0	#247	699	13,071
JM	Girls	0	#249	11	7,507
JP	Girls	0	#250	2	6,592
JO	Boys	0	#256	128	7,057
AF	Boys	0	#258	13	3,535
EC	Girls	0	#258	1	3,650
MO	Girls	0	#259	5	7,056
CM	Boys	0	#267	380	12,054
SD	Boys	0	#267	191	10,523
Spain	Boys	0	#270	1,557	5,610
LB		0	#272	565	13,263
IT	Boys	0	#277	4,815	10,046
PE		0	#278	33	6,350
Finland		0	#283	25	830
TW	Girls	0	#283	7	8,139
QA	Girls	0	#286	31	15,378
YE		0	#286	98	8,639
BH		0	#288	289	17,937
HR	Girls	0	#290	5	3,687
GT		0	#296	19	5,948
GH	Girls	0	#299	26	6,973
SA	Boys	0	#303	4,488	28,008
PH	Girls	0	#307	85	13,098
MU	Boys	0	#308	50	8,477
KZ	Girls	0	#309	12	5,862
Finland	Boys	2026	#310	718	3,552
JO	Girls	0	#312	14	7,570
Spain		0	#314	143	2,326
PA	Boys	0	#317	181	9,305
DK	Girls	0	#327	3	7,429
SY		0	#334	574	11,684
GT	Boys	0	#340	139	7,625
BO		0	#343	39	6,868
France	Boys	2021	#345	43	2,865
CZ	Girls	0	#351	1	5,378
BR		0	#352	9	5,969
CN	Girls	0	#352	8	8,829
SD	Girls	0	#354	5	7,678
MX	Boys	0	#360	1,238	16,355
PL	Girls	0	#360	5	5,096
MU	Girls	0	#361	2	8,539
BO	Boys	0	#362	273	9,244
UY	Boys	0	#364	36	5,922
OM	Girls	0	#365	32	15,987
PE	Boys	0	#365	983	14,506
MX		0	#367	47	8,339
IR	Boys	0	#369	202	10,162
OM	Boys	0	#369	703	17,948
LY		0	#390	148	12,703
CL		0	#392	20	6,867
AR	Boys	0	#399	69	7,628
CL	Boys	0	#401	330	13,390
IT		0	#401	389	4,183
BD	Girls	0	#404	3	8,413
KW	Girls	0	#423	93	19,177
NG	Girls	0	#442	424	15,093
RU	Girls	0	#450	49	11,913
BD	Boys	0	#463	116	10,045
IQ	Girls	0	#463	42	11,303
CO		0	#464	17	7,768
PT	Girls	0	#469	3	7,952
AE	Girls	0	#496	58	20,968
PS	Girls	0	#500	24	10,981
CM	Girls	0	#504	37	11,671
PA	Girls	0	#516	3	9,861
UY	Girls	0	#535	2	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#539	3	7,500
SG	Girls	0	#539	48	18,916
IR	Girls	0	#543	3	8,334
HK	Girls	0	#551	65	16,104
BR	Boys	0	#586	169	12,213
IL	Girls	0	#588	30	11,648
AR	Girls	0	#590	10	8,289
CO	Boys	0	#604	352	15,656
IN	Girls	0	#620	12	13,121
TN		0	#642	194	13,765
BO	Girls	0	#645	7	9,488
MA		0	#659	563	20,986
DZ		0	#694	539	20,130
SA	Girls	0	#694	242	25,931
EG	Girls	0	#761	200	14,742
IN	Boys	0	#768	238	16,750
Germany	Girls	0	#817	22	4,949
TR		0	#877	359	19,440
MY	Girls	0	#888	107	24,821
NL	Girls	0	#901	55	5,933
CL	Girls	0	#907	9	14,098
United States	Girls	2023	#910	5	8,600
PE	Girls	0	#921	23	14,861
Spain	Girls	0	#950	34	5,561
BR	Girls	0	#984	9	12,708
CO	Girls	0	#1,048	31	16,140
ZA	Girls	0	#1,065	77	25,928
MX	Girls	0	#1,134	50	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,363	84	9,415

Mark is popular in 96 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Norway

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Switzerland

United States

Sweden

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

Brussels, Belgium

England & Wales, United Kingdom

New York City (Hispanic), United States

Belgium

Flanders, Belgium

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

New South Wales, Australia

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

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