girls:
758 births since 1913
#4958 (13th percentile)
boys:
234 births since 1913
#4352 (5th percentile)
overall:
992 births since 1913
#6747 (13th percentile)
The name Mar is the #6,747 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 992 recorded births since 1913. This represents the 12.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 12.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,958 (13.2% percentile) for all time with 758 births since 1913. For boys, it ranks #4,352 (5.0% percentile) for all time with 234 births since 1913.
Mar first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1913 . Birth data for Mar is available in 91 out of the 111 years between 1913 and 2023 (76 years for girls and 32 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Mar has been given predominantly to girls, with 76.4% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 78.3% of babies named Mar were girls. Interestingly, until around 1915, the name was more popular for boys (50.0% boys from 1913 to 1914), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (76.7% girls from 1915 to 2023).
For girls, Mar reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 7.1% percentile (ranked #880) with 41 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 41 births per million (ranked 7.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2012, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Mar is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #880 (7.1% percentile) with 41 births per million.
For boys, Mar reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.6% percentile (ranked #896) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Mar is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #896 (1.6% percentile) with 11 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mar".
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