Mars Boy
How popular is Mars?
#1,609 boy name in 2025
105 baby boys were named Mars in the US in 2025, making it the 1609th most popular boy name. Another 27 girls got the name (#4,877 for girls).
Mars popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,609 for boys (▼ 161 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 105 boys, 27 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+289% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,881 in 2015, #1,634 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (154 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,253 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1923 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 84% boys, 16% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mars counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mars family of names ranked #1,238 for boys in 2025 (#1,145 the year before), with 129 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | 105 | 81% |
| Marz | 24 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mars is most popular
Babies named Mars per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (104 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (69 boys)
Mars by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18 | #3,465 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,537 |
| 1960s | 5 | #3,929 |
| 1970s | 12 | #3,961 |
| 1980s | 12 | #4,938 |
| 1990s | 6 | #7,964 |
| 2000s | 72 | #6,090 |
| 2010s | 446 | #1,737 |
| 2020s | 739 | #1,253 |
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Questions
- Is Mars a boy or girl name?
- Mars is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 84% of babies named Mars were boys.
- How popular is the name Mars?
- 105 baby boys were named Mars in the US in 2025, making it the 1609th most popular boy name. Another 27 girls got the name (#4,877 for girls).
- When was Mars most popular?
- Mars peaked in 2023, when 154 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,253 in 2023.
- How many people are named Mars?
- 1,522 babies have been named Mars in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,488 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Mars most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mars was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.