US births per decade — source: Social Security Administration
Mark is predominantly a male name in the United States, reaching peak popularity in the 1960s. There are approximately 1,200,000 people named Mark in the US today.
The name Mark's root letters are MRK.
The letter K is the definitive icon of authoritative and commanding action. This is why it so commonly initializes forceful words like kill, kick, kidnap, knife and knock, and why we instinctively associate it with a not-too-subtle warning of impending danger. On the other hand, the letter M is the flagship of motherly love and the letter R is the symbol for audacious romance: racy, ribald, randy, ravish, romp, ruddy, and red. So when these three letters coincide in words they convey the sense of sly nonconformity found in the words: maverick, smirk, malarkey, limerick, shamrock, murky, and muckrake. The MRK personalities are the very embodiment of these cheeky attributes and these men and women would surely describe themselves as lusty individualists.
Marks are strong, stoic people who can endure enormous amounts of mental and physical pressure without showing signs of cracking. Theywill be quite upfront about what they want and seem know exactly how they intend getting it. And while you could say that Marks are stubborn, it would probably be an understatement. They’re more like granite; a monument to persistence that first surfaces in childhood where they never accept no for an answer.
The why of things is especially important to Marks -- an interest that grows stronger as they grow older. This kind of curiosity drives them to all sorts of experimentation, and it’s rare for them to turn down opportunities for new experiences even when they know they’re in for a rough time.
In their professional lives, the Marks’ skills tend toward practical applications. Solving problems are among their greatest passions and they’re quite adept in working with their hands. They might even create problems for themselves in their spare time just so they can fix them later and were the kind of children who took watches apart with no idea how to put them back together.
As stable as they are in their business matters, Marks often lose their footing when it comes to matters of the heart. The problem occurs when they realize that their emotions aren’t quite as predictable as they believed them to be. When the Marks’ dreamy side comes to life, it usually does so unexpectedly and catches them off guard. They’re certainly not the first to be fools for love, but they’re arguably the most amusing. And if love and marriage come late for them it often turns out to be a blessing: Marks need a little more time than most to quench their natural curiosities.
