Mar
Mar was the 1708th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 120 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,053 places. More babies were named Mar in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,708 girls, up 4,070 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 120girls
- Girls and boys
- 84% girls, 16% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025120 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,188babies recorded
Mar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,708 | #8,669 | 120 | 9 |
| 2020 | #5,778 | — | 21 | — |
| 2010 | #16,240 | — | 6 | — |
| 2000 | #16,623 | — | 5 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #5,295 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | #3,430 | — | 9 |
| 1960 | #6,942 | #4,392 | 5 | 5 |
| 1950 | #5,072 | — | 6 | — |
| 1940 | #3,722 | — | 7 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,826 | — | 8 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mar, counting every spelling?
Mar has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,541 for girls in 2025, against #1,708 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Mar?
120 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mar (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 70 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mar?
About 700 people born in the US named Mar are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 28. That makes Mar a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mar by state
How common Mar was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.4×), Texas (2.3×), Florida (2.0×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mar: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mar
How popular is the name Mar?
Mar was the 1708th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 120 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,053 places. More babies were named Mar in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Mar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 84% girls, 16% boys given the name Mar in the US.
Where is Mar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mar was most common in California (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.