How popular is the baby name Mark in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Mark.

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Popularity of the baby name Mark


Posts that mention the name Mark

Where did the baby name Kawhi come from in 2013?

The unusual name Kawhi debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 2013 and has been on the rise ever since.

  • 2016: 42 baby boys named Kawhi
  • 2015: 12 baby boys named Kawhi
  • 2014: 25 baby boys named Kawhi
  • 2013: 7 baby boys named Kawhi [debut]
  • 2012: unlisted
  • 2011: unlisted

What put this name on the map?

Professional basketball player Kawhi (pronounced kah-WAI) Leonard, who has had a successful career playing for several NBA teams: the San Antonio Spurs (2011-2018), the Toronto Raptors (2018-2019), and currently the LA Clippers. So far he’s won two NBA championships (2014 & 2019) and, both times, he was named Finals MVP.

Where did his name come from?

Kawhi Leonard told ESPN that his late father, Mark, “said he wanted something that sounded Hawaiian” for his son’s name. (Kawhi, the youngest in the family, has four older sisters.) So the name “Kawhi” is a take on the name of the Hawaiian island Kauai (which is most properly pronounced with three syllables: kuh-WAI-ee).

What are your thoughts on the name Kawhi? (Do you like it more or less than the name Kauai?)

Source: Kawhi Leonard – Wikipedia, Kawhi Leonard’s quiet drive – ESPN

Popular baby names in Armenia, 2020

Flag of Armenia
Flag of Armenia

According to the Statistical Committee of Armenia, the most popular baby names in the country last year were (again) Nare and Davit.

Here are Armenia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

  1. Nare, 745 baby girls
  2. Maria, 613
  3. Angelina, 592
  4. Arpi, 503
  5. Mane, 437
  6. Yeva, 402
  7. Anna, 368
  8. Mari, 356
  9. Mariam, 354
  10. Ani, 345

Boy Names

  1. Davit, 1,346 baby boys
  2. Narek, 902
  3. Hayk, 610
  4. Mark, 579
  5. Monte, 570
  6. Tigran, 539
  7. Areg, 513
  8. Miqayel, 450
  9. Alex, 377 (tie)
  10. Alen, 377 (tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Anna and Ani replaced Anahit and Ellen, and Angelina continued to rise.

(Anahit is the Armenian form of Anahita, which means “pure” — literally, “not” + “unclean” — in Avestan. Anahita was a Persian goddess associated with water, and, thereby, with fertility, healing and wisdom.)

In the boys’ top 10, Monte and Areg replaced Artur and Gor.

Sources: Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (2020 pdf), Anahita – Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Armenia (public domain)

What turned Flip into a baby name in 1960?

The character Brook Hooten (played by Flip Mark) from the TV series "Guestward, Ho!" (1960-1961)
Flip Mark as Brook Hooten

The name Flip, typically a nickname for Philip, was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. baby name data in 1960:

  • 1962: unlisted
  • 1961: unlisted
  • 1960: 5 baby boys named Flip [debut]
  • 1959: unlisted
  • 1958: unlisted

Where did it come from?

I think the primary influence was child actor Flip Mark (born Philip Mark Goldberg), who appeared on the short-lived sitcom Guestward, Ho! (1960-1961). He played the character Brook Hooten, the young son of a New York City couple who’d moved to New Mexico to operate a dude ranch.

(Flip Mark was also able to nudge the name of his character, Brook, into the boys’ top 1,000 for the first time in 1961.)

But there could have been a secondary influence: the character Frank “Flip” Flippen, from the even shorter-lived series Overland Trail (1960). He was played by actor Doug McClure (who later portrayed Trampas on The Virginian).

Do you like Flip as a standalone name, or do you prefer it as a nickname?

Sources: Guestward, Ho! – Wikipedia, SSA

Image: Adapted from Flip Mark Guestward Ho 1961

Popular baby names in Estonia, 2020

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Flag of Estonia

The most popular baby names in the Northern European country of Estonia in 2020 were Sofia and Robin.

Here are Estonia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl names

  1. Sofia, 87 baby girls
  2. Mia, 81
  3. Alisa, 73
  4. Marta, 65
  5. Emily, 63 (3-way tie)
  6. Emma, 63 (3-way tie)
  7. Saara, 63 (3-way tie)
  8. Anna, 59
  9. Eva, 58
  10. Milana, 53

Boy names

  1. Robin, 98 baby boys
  2. Oliver, 79
  3. Mark, 70
  4. Hugo, 69
  5. Rasmus, 68
  6. Sebastian, 67
  7. Jakob, 66
  8. Robert, 59
  9. David, 58
  10. Daniel, 57

In the girls’ top 10, Emma, Saara, Eva, and Milana replaced Lenna, Hanna, Maria, and Eliise.

In the boys’ top 10, Jakob, David, and Daniel replaced Oskar, Mattias, and Kristofer.

Statistics Estonia said Jakob is an example of an old fashioned name – popular among those over 75 years old but almost non-existent among the middle-aged – becoming popular again.

In 2019, the top names were Mia and Sebastian.

Sources: Populaarsed eesnimed sünniaasta järgi – Eesti Statistika, 2020 aasta popimad nimed olid Robin ja Sofia – Eesti Statistika (Jan. 2021), Most popular baby names in 2020: Robin and Sofia – ERR News

Image: Adapted from Flag of Estonia (public domain)

[Latest update: Sept. 2025]