NewName Shortlist 0 Meaning This name is in the birth records, but its history has not yet been added to the library. We add meanings only when they can be given with a source.
Its wave through time Most used in the 1990s
In the United States 0 50 100 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1999 per million babies of that sex 4,543 babies given this name since 1948 At its height in 1999, about 1 in 11,200 boys 80 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Mark Boy Latin Marcus, probably from the god Mars. Biblical · peak 1960 Margaret Girl Greek margaritēs, 'pearl', a word probably borrowed from Persian. Early Medieval · peak 1907 Morgan Girl or boy Uncertain. From Old Welsh Morcant, perhaps mor 'great' or 'sea' plus cant 'circle' or 'bright'; 'sea-born' is a… Early Medieval · peak 1995 Marcus Boy Probably derived from Mars, the Roman god of war. Rome · peak 1984 Marguerite Girl From Greek margaritēs 'pearl', probably borrowed from Persian. Middle Ages · peak 1897 Marco Boy From Latin Marcus, probably derived from the god Mars. Middle Ages · peak 2001 Marcos Boy The Spanish and Portuguese form of Mark, from Latin Marcus, probably from Mars, the Roman god of war. Middle Ages · peak 2001 Marquis Boy The French noble title, originally a lord of a march (border territory). Modern · peak 1993 · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.