Mars
Boy name · #1613 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 105 baby boys were named Mars, placing it at #1613 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3882, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,143 boys born in 2025 was named Mars.
The 102-year story
Mars first appears in the Social Security records in 1923, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 154 babies and a rank of #1253. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mars per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mars in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mars is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mars will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mars is most common
State-level data for Mars is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Mars
Statistically, parents drawn to Mars tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Myers, Ames, Mads, Zeus, and Melo.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mars | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | #1609 |
| 2024 | 125 | #1448 |
| 2023 | 154 | #1253 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1566 |
| 2021 | 144 | #1306 |
| 2020 | 98 | #1634 |
| 2019 | 90 | #1737 |
| 2018 | 77 | #1920 |
| 2017 | 74 | #1935 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2305 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3882 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3234 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4463 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3807 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3994 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6036 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6802 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9871 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9788 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6094 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6226 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11356 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9581 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10556 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10349 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mars a popular boy name?
Mars ranked #1613 among boys in 2025 with 105 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3882.
When was the name Mars most popular?
Mars peaked in 2023, when 154 American boys received the name (ranked #1253 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mars?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,143 newborn American boys was named Mars. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.