Is Mar a boy or girl name?

Mar is a unisex name. Of the 1,188 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 78.7% were girls and 21.3% were boys.

Mar

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Mar was most popular in 2025, when 129 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,973 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,973, with 129 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,188 people named Mar.

Mar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mar’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mar is a unisex name — 78.7% of the 1,188 Americans given it were girls and 21.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 87% girls and 13% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mar

Where Mar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org