MallowbyNames

Mark vs Richard

Richard leads today (#234 vs #244), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Mark and Richard per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

19.6k39.2k58.9k1880192019602000MarkRichard1880: Mark 85 · Richard 7281881: Mark 94 · Richard 6411882: Mark 90 · Richard 7461883: Mark 91 · Richard 6491884: Mark 96 · Richard 7491885: Mark 74 · Richard 6721886: Mark 106 · Richard 7201887: Mark 76 · Richard 6221888: Mark 115 · Richard 7721889: Mark 101 · Richard 7111890: Mark 83 · Richard 7431891: Mark 86 · Richard 6091892: Mark 86 · Richard 8021893: Mark 92 · Richard 7321894: Mark 84 · Richard 8081895: Mark 102 · Richard 7271896: Mark 119 · Richard 8341897: Mark 104 · Richard 7021898: Mark 108 · Richard 8711899: Mark 89 · Richard 7441900: Mark 137 · Richard 1,1411901: Mark 92 · Richard 7841902: Mark 104 · Richard 9081903: Mark 81 · Richard 8621904: Mark 113 · Richard 9571905: Mark 94 · Richard 1,0331906: Mark 85 · Richard 1,0841907: Mark 97 · Richard 1,2351908: Mark 67 · Richard 1,2441909: Mark 101 · Richard 1,4271910: Mark 131 · Richard 1,6541911: Mark 142 · Richard 2,0301912: Mark 284 · Richard 4,1881913: Mark 349 · Richard 5,1071914: Mark 386 · Richard 6,6691915: Mark 529 · Richard 9,1431916: Mark 571 · Richard 10,1341917: Mark 528 · Richard 10,9141918: Mark 627 · Richard 12,3231919: Mark 587 · Richard 12,4411920: Mark 589 · Richard 15,0101921: Mark 626 · Richard 16,3761922: Mark 667 · Richard 17,5371923: Mark 659 · Richard 18,8871924: Mark 672 · Richard 21,2441925: Mark 651 · Richard 23,2691926: Mark 702 · Richard 25,1431927: Mark 701 · Richard 26,7681928: Mark 652 · Richard 28,7931929: Mark 576 · Richard 29,5721930: Mark 591 · Richard 32,1871931: Mark 664 · Richard 31,8221932: Mark 716 · Richard 31,8091933: Mark 693 · Richard 31,3311934: Mark 702 · Richard 33,1671935: Mark 788 · Richard 33,9461936: Mark 712 · Richard 33,4941937: Mark 809 · Richard 32,9751938: Mark 902 · Richard 34,3851939: Mark 867 · Richard 35,3861940: Mark 1,165 · Richard 37,4251941: Mark 1,624 · Richard 39,1121942: Mark 2,039 · Richard 43,5931943: Mark 2,520 · Richard 46,3391944: Mark 2,742 · Richard 45,6431945: Mark 3,545 · Richard 46,0461946: Mark 5,331 · Richard 58,8701947: Mark 7,773 · Richard 58,5321948: Mark 10,267 · Richard 50,9701949: Mark 13,725 · Richard 50,9461950: Mark 16,604 · Richard 51,0031951: Mark 21,201 · Richard 54,5411952: Mark 25,678 · Richard 58,3501953: Mark 29,341 · Richard 58,3891954: Mark 36,198 · Richard 57,0421955: Mark 42,255 · Richard 53,5661956: Mark 48,828 · Richard 52,9151957: Mark 52,841 · Richard 52,4461958: Mark 52,698 · Richard 50,0071959: Mark 56,945 · Richard 47,2021960: Mark 58,727 · Richard 43,5531961: Mark 57,796 · Richard 41,1421962: Mark 53,520 · Richard 39,4221963: Mark 49,342 · Richard 40,7721964: Mark 45,261 · Richard 40,0981965: Mark 38,244 · Richard 36,8171966: Mark 34,801 · Richard 34,4571967: Mark 34,910 · Richard 33,5851968: Mark 35,401 · Richard 32,9761969: Mark 33,388 · Richard 31,0851970: Mark 31,461 · Richard 30,4421971: Mark 25,132 · Richard 26,1541972: Mark 21,490 · Richard 22,3021973: Mark 20,367 · Richard 19,9421974: Mark 18,905 · Richard 18,6361975: Mark 16,742 · Richard 17,6871976: Mark 15,508 · Richard 16,7521977: Mark 15,418 · Richard 17,4421978: Mark 14,851 · Richard 16,7341979: Mark 14,386 · Richard 16,7131980: Mark 14,169 · Richard 16,6561981: Mark 13,542 · Richard 16,8551982: Mark 13,865 · Richard 16,7171983: Mark 13,815 · Richard 15,8881984: Mark 13,214 · Richard 15,6071985: Mark 13,194 · Richard 15,3301986: Mark 12,615 · Richard 15,0141987: Mark 11,993 · Richard 14,4011988: Mark 11,715 · Richard 14,1441989: Mark 11,320 · Richard 14,1331990: Mark 10,689 · Richard 13,5801991: Mark 9,684 · Richard 12,5531992: Mark 8,745 · Richard 11,3321993: Mark 8,059 · Richard 10,2301994: Mark 7,488 · Richard 9,5161995: Mark 6,888 · Richard 8,7841996: Mark 6,599 · Richard 8,1821997: Mark 6,165 · Richard 7,2431998: Mark 5,893 · Richard 6,9541999: Mark 5,606 · Richard 6,5022000: Mark 5,230 · Richard 6,3542001: Mark 4,754 · Richard 5,7712002: Mark 4,222 · Richard 5,3222003: Mark 4,033 · Richard 5,0542004: Mark 3,770 · Richard 4,8482005: Mark 3,529 · Richard 4,6672006: Mark 3,252 · Richard 4,4692007: Mark 2,973 · Richard 4,4252008: Mark 2,916 · Richard 4,0602009: Mark 2,578 · Richard 3,6122010: Mark 2,415 · Richard 3,2382011: Mark 2,433 · Richard 3,1652012: Mark 2,204 · Richard 3,0292013: Mark 2,211 · Richard 2,8002014: Mark 2,194 · Richard 2,8882015: Mark 2,078 · Richard 2,6882016: Mark 2,066 · Richard 2,5252017: Mark 1,948 · Richard 2,2862018: Mark 1,874 · Richard 2,1382019: Mark 1,685 · Richard 1,9902020: Mark 1,552 · Richard 1,8282021: Mark 1,408 · Richard 1,7832022: Mark 1,434 · Richard 1,6882023: Mark 1,401 · Richard 1,6452024: Mark 1,447 · Richard 1,5442025: Mark 1,416 · Richard 1,505
MarkRichard

Head to head

MarkRichard
2025 rank
#244
#234
Babies named in 2025
1,416
1,505
Peak year
1960
1946
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
1,362,176
2,577,552
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