Mars
Mars was the 1615th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1256th with 154 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,335 places. More babies were named Mars in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,615 boys, up 28 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 105boys
- Girls and boys
- 17% girls, 83% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023154 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,522babies recorded
Mars popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,947 | #1,615 | 27 | 105 |
| 2020 | #6,239 | #1,643 | 19 | 98 |
| 2010 | — | #6,255 | — | 14 |
| 2000 | — | #11,531 | — | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #5,302 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
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How popular is Mars, counting every spelling?
Mars is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,342 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,615 for Mars on its own. Together these spellings went to 129 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | 105 | #1,615 | 641 |
| Marz | 24 | #4,333 | 147 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mars?
105 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mars (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mars 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 80 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mars.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mars?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Mars are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Mars 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.
Mars by state
How common Mars was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×), California (1.5×). In 32 states fewer than five boys 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 Mars: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mars, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mars
How popular is the name Mars?
Mars was the 1615th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1256th with 154 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,335 places. More babies were named Mars in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Mars a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 17% girls, 83% boys given the name Mars in the US.
Where is Mars most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mars was most common in Georgia (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Illinois.