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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

March

Used in both girl and boy records

March appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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March by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMarch as a girl’s nameUS records 1919–2024
#22412girl rank1970peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMarch as a boy’s nameUS records 1900–1989
#12497boy rank1917peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of March in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19508 uses#396319501919–197817 listed years
Boy191712 uses#131019001900–198924 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.