Mars
Girl name · #4981 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
Mars is currently the #4981 girl name in the United States — 27 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2016. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Mars.
Babies named Mars per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 9-year story
Mars first appears in the Social Security records in 2016, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 36 babies and a rank of #4047. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Mars against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Mars in class?
Mars scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Mars is most common
State-level data for Mars is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
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 Mahsa, Mavi, Ares, Maiza, and Masa.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mars | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4047 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7281 |
| 2021 | 30 | #4507 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6083 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5986 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7409 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12713 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14331 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mars a popular girl name?
Mars ranked #4981 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Mars most popular?
Mars peaked in 2023, when 36 American girls received the name (ranked #4047 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 66,667 newborn American girls was named Mars. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.