How Many People Are Named Mare?
An estimated 294 people in the United States have the first name Mare. It is predominantly male (97.6%). The average bearer is 55 years old, and Mare peaked in popularity in 1969 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mare as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mare paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
294
About 1 in 1,165,831 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.6% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1969
21 births
Total Registered
339
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mare
Mare is predominantly male (97.6%), though 8 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mare as a male name
Ranked #7,570 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1969 (21 births)
Mare as a female name
Ranked #11,801 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (8 births)
Mare: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mare span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 96 babies were registered. Mare has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mare by Decade
How has Mare tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mare by State
Mare + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mare as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mare
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mare: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mare?
We estimate approximately 294 people named Mare are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,165,831 Americans share this first name.
Is Mare a common name?
Mare is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 339 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mare most popular?
Mare reached peak popularity in 1969, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mare is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mare a male name?
Mare is predominantly male. 97.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mare Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mare Smith, Mare Johnson, Mare Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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