Names / Boy names
Mars
Current rank
#1,615
and rising
All-time peak
#1,256
in 2023
First recorded
1923
in U.S. data
Children named
1,500
since 1923
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,256 in 2023 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Mars was first recorded in American naming records in 1923, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 2023, at #1,256 nationally. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Over 1,500 have carried it since records began.