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Its wave through time Most used in the 1990s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 80 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 1995 Boys 1995 per million babies of that sex 2,864 babies given this name since 1968 At its height in 1995, about 1 in 15,700 boys 30 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.