Mark Yates
There are approximately 232 people named Mark Yates living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,477,389 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mark with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Yates. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
232
1 in 1,477,389
Named Mark
1.1M
Alive today
Named Yates
69K
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: 69K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #550
Per 100K: 20.27
Top ancestry: White (77.7%)
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 Yates surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Yates, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 77.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Yates 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 Yates at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.7% · 47,084
- Black or African American13.5% · 8,155
- Two or more races4.4% · 2,673
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 1,952
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 392
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 325
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 Yates appears at a rate of 20.27 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0203%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 232 people with the full name Mark Yates. 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 Yates: questions and answers
How many people are named Mark Yates?
We estimate approximately 232 people in the United States share the full name Mark Yates. That works out to about 1 in 1,477,389 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3339%) with the surname frequency (20.27 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mark Yates?
We classify Mark Yates as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,477,389 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 Americans are named Mark Yates?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.