Mark Christopher
There are approximately 97 people named Mark Christopher living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,533,550 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mark with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Christopher. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
97
1 in 3,533,550
Named Mark
1.1M
Alive today
Named Christopher
29K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 56
Top Census group: White (85.0%)
Estimated bearers: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,369
Per 100K: 8.47
Top ancestry: White (70.1%)
First name trend
Mark: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mark. The peak year was 1960 with 58,852 births. The average person named Mark today is 56 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mark
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Mark, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mark described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Mark at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.0% · 964,950
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 61,463
- Black or African American5.0% · 57,203
- Two or more races2.3% · 25,958
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 21,054
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 4,915
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Christopher surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Christopher, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 70.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Christopher described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Christopher at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White70.1% · 17,736
- Black or African American19.3% · 4,885
- Hispanic or Latino4.3% · 1,078
- Two or more races3.9% · 990
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 505
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 118
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mark has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3339% of the US population, based on 1,144,344 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Mark right now.
The surname Christopher appears at a rate of 8.47 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0085%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 97 people with the full name Mark Christopher. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Mark Christopher: questions and answers
How many people are named Mark Christopher?
We estimate approximately 97 people in the United States share the full name Mark Christopher. That works out to about 1 in 3,533,550 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3339%) with the surname frequency (8.47 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mark Christopher?
We classify Mark Christopher as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,533,550 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mark a male or female name?
Mark is predominantly male. Out of 1,365,265 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Mark profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Mark Christopher?
Find out how many people are called Mark Christopher on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.