Mark vs Tadas
Mark and Tadascompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2011, Mark was ranked #50 and Tadas #730 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Mark was ranked #246 and Tadas #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2006, Mark was ranked #440 and Tadas #565 among boys in Norway.
Mark and Tadas over time
Mark and Tadas appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Mark held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tadas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mark reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tadas in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mark and Tadas changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1976 and 2006, ending at #440 and #565.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Mark #238 in 1987, Tadas #240 in 1987.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1976–2006
Mark held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Tadas in 6.
Highest recorded here: Mark #238 in 1987, Tadas #240 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Mark #440, Tadas #565.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2004–2022
Mark held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tadas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Mark #123 in 2004, Tadas #2892 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Mark #246, Tadas #4001.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Mark | Tadas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of the Latin name Marcus used in several languages. Saint Mark authored the second Gospel and is patron saint of Venice. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹk/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #99 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mark has a recorded origin (Latin); Tadas does not have one recorded yet.
- Mark has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tadas.
- A meaning is recorded for Mark; Tadas doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Mark
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2001
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2001).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tadas
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #525 among boys in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1976–2006
Highest recorded position: #240 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1976–2006).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys