boy's name
Jean-Marc
zhahn-MARK
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Births on record 91,528
Jean-Marc joins God is gracious to a name dedicated to the god of war — Marc descends from Mars, so the compound sets a Hebrew statement about grace directly against a Roman war god.
- Jean-Marc is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1964, when 4,375 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1901.
Jean-Marc over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 30 |
| 1930s | 170 |
| 1940s | 4,350 |
| 1950s | 30,935 |
| 1960s | 38,465 |
| 1970s | 12,845 |
| 1980s | 2,910 |
| 1990s | 925 |
| 2000s | 335 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 25 |
What Jean-Marc means
Jean-Marc means God is gracious, from Jean, joined to dedicated to Mars, from Marc. French compounds hold both meanings side by side rather than blending them.
Where Jean-Marc comes from
Jean-Marc joins Jean, the French John from the Hebrew Yochanan, God is gracious, to Marc, from the Roman Marcus, built on the god Mars. Mars governed both war and agriculture, which made sense in a society where both were seasonal work for men of fighting age, and March carries his name because the Roman year began when campaigning resumed. Mark wrote the shortest and probably earliest of the four Gospels. The hyphenated compound belongs to the same mid-century French fashion as Jean-Claude and Jean-Luc.
Jean-Marc in use
Jean-Marc peaked in France in 1964, when 4,375 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 91,528 lifetime births. It is the third Jean- compound in our gap band after Jean-Claude and Jean-Luc, and all three have left every chart while carrying more than 90,000 lifetime births each.
How popular is Jean-Marc?
In 2024, Jean-Marc was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Jean-Marc is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Jean-Marc is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanmarc | Jeanmarc is Jean-Marc written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #10,829. | 169 |
Names that peaked alongside Jean-Marc
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jean-Marc also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-Marc over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Jean-Marc
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Jean-Marc in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Jean-Marc
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Marc — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jean-Marc
What does the name Jean-Marc mean?
God is gracious, from Jean, joined to dedicated to Mars, from Marc.
Is Marc really from a war god?
Yes — Marcus is built on Mars, who governed agriculture as well as war.
Is Jean-Marc one name?
One legal name in France — a hyphenated compound, not a first and middle name.
Does Jean-Marc still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track, despite a 1964 French peak of 4,375 births.
Is Jean-Marc a girl's or a boy's name?
Jean-Marc is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jean-Marc most popular?
Jean-Marc peaked in 1964, when 4,375 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Jean-Marc?
Jean-Marc is usually shortened to Jm.