March

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The Martian month

March has been given to 258 babies in the U.S. since 1900. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1917, with 12 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 60% boys, 40% girls all-time.

Babies named March, 1989

1 in 768,000

March over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — March over time

In 2024, March went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19002024

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

March: meaning, origin, and history

The Martian month

English

What March means

March means “the Martian month”, associated with Mārtius.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: March (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Origin, language, and formation

March is used in English. Its origins include English.

March comes through Middle English March, Anglo-Norman marche, Old French marz and Latin mensis Mārtius.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, March is pronounced /mɑɹt͡ʃ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 155 boys were recorded with the name March between 1900 and 1989. Its highest annual count was 12 in 1917; its best national rank was #1,429 in 1900.

In the United States, 103 girls were recorded with the name March between 1919 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1950; its best national rank was #4,184 in 1950.

How common is March?

March had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1989, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1989: 1 in 768,000; 5 of 3,842,268 births
Among boys only: 1 in 400,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1989: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 532,653 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where March sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1989 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 532,653 children born in 1989 and it's an even bet that one of them is another March. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Marchs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as March was born before 1932 — so the typical March is around 93 today.

Median birth year: 1932; About 93 years old
Biggest decade: 1910s; 20.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 15.5%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 53; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1910s — 20.6% of all recorded uses (32).

Is March rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1917 (12)
Years since peak: 108; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 14.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,429; 1900

Spellings of March

March is not the most common spelling — Mark is, with 61.7% against March's <0.01%.

Mark61.7%1,362,176
Marcus10.9%241,657
Mario6.9%151,310
Marc6.4%140,604
Marco3.5%76,578
Marcos2.4%53,580
Mack1.9%42,720
Marty1.5%32,180

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

March around the world

Where March ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

South Australia
2009–2009
#708
in 2009

Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

March by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #1,429; 1900
Peak year: 1917; 12 that year
First recorded: 1900
Last recorded: 1989
All-time count: 155
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,184; 1950
Peak year: 1950; 8 that year
First recorded: 1919
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 103
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to March

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Marti Marik Marsel Marsh Mariel Markai Marz Marke Marken Marlee Marte Mareo Marck Marx Marvion Marce Mardy Mari Martae Maris Marcio Marcy Marks Marky

Sibling names for March

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Albina Nelle Orpha Antonette Harriette Winnifred Johnie Dovie

For a brother

Regis Rosario Lyman Winfield Dorsey Granville Abe Isadore

Explore around March

Top names of 1917, March's peak year The 1910s in full Other names that peaked in 1900 Boys' names starting with M