Mars is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mars in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2133
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About the Name Mars
Mars has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #2264. The name has climbed 749 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2017.
Mars is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mars in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Mars
Thomas Mars — Thomas Pablo Croquet, known professionally as Thomas Mars, is a French musician and the lead singer of the indie pop band Phoenix.
Robert Mars — Robert Mars is a contemporary American artist known for his Futurelics Popforms celebrating icons of the Golden Era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Mick Mars — Robert Alan Deal, known professionally as Mick Mars, is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, being the oldest of the four original members.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mars
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Mars per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mars in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mars is at its highest recorded position — #2,133 in 2025, with 11 births. In 2019 it ranked #3,013.
Mars is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mars include: Thomas Mars, Robert Mars and Mick Mars. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mars does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Marss in the wild.
11
UK babies named Mars (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 884 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mars
Almost certainly the only Mars in the class
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UK Popularity (2017–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mars
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Robert Alan Deal, known professionally as Mick Mars, is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, being the oldest of the four original members.
The idea of sending humans to Mars has been the subject of aerospace engineering and scientific studies since the late 1940s as part of the broader exploration of Mars.