Marks
Marks is a name with a single cultural origin: Latvian.
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Marks
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marks is a name with a single cultural origin: Latvian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Latvian
The Story of Marks
American parents first put Marks on the record books as a baby boy name in 1916, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 10 Markss were born — ranking #2,631 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Markss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1979 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 93 Markss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Marks
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marks. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Markuss
Names that sound like Marks
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About the name Marks
Marks is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 93 births in the dataset. Marks's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #2,631. Use the chart and map above to compare Marks's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.