Mary
#125 for girls in 2025, 2,230 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1921 · 73,984 births
- Debut · girls
- 7,065 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 129 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,141,481since 1880
Mary over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #125 | 2,230 | — | |
| 2024 | #131 | 2,219 | — | |
| 2023 | #132 | 2,085 | — | |
| 2022 | #134 | 2,119 | — | |
| 2021 | #132 | 2,102 | — | |
| 2020 | #123 | 2,230 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #126 | 2,241 | — | |
| 2018 | #126 | 2,369 | — | |
| 2017 | #126 | 2,425 | — | |
| 2016 | #126 | 2,526 | — | |
| 2015 | #123 | 2,642 | — | |
| 2014 | #120 | 2,637 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #118 | 2,669 | — | |
| 2012 | #121 | 2,587 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #112 | 2,715 | — | |
| 2010 | #108 | 2,882 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #102 | 3,177 | — | |
| 2008 | #96 | 3,514 | — | |
| 2007 | #93 | 3,697 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #80 | 4,116 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #72 | 4,481 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #62 | 4,838 | #3,158 | 31 |
| 2003 | #59 | 5,043 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #49 | 5,487 | #5,725 | 12 |
| 2001 | #48 | 5,762 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2000 | #46 | 6,222 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #45 | 6,390 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #44 | 6,478 | #4,650 | 14 |
| 1997 | #46 | 6,650 | #4,668 | 13 |
| 1996 | #44 | 6,968 | #4,022 | 16 |
| 1995 | #40 | 7,458 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #37 | 7,758 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #36 | 8,124 | #3,501 | 18 |
| 1992 | #36 | 8,463 | #2,747 | 25 |
| 1991 | #38 | 8,764 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #35 | 8,670 | #1,755 | 45 |
| 1989 | #38 | 8,645 | #1,258 | 74 |
| 1988 | #34 | 8,518 | #1,525 | 48 |
| 1987 | #37 | 8,395 | #1,153 | 69 |
| 1986 | #37 | 8,507 | #1,457 | 47 |
| 1985 | #35 | 9,240 | #1,133 | 67 |
| 1984 | #33 | 9,293 | #1,228 | 56 |
| 1983 | #32 | 9,897 | #1,205 | 57 |
| 1982 | #30 | 10,851 | #1,064 | 73 |
| 1981 | #27 | 11,042 | #1,111 | 67 |
| 1980 | #25 | 11,474 | #1,291 | 52 |
| 1979 | #24 | 10,555 | #1,108 | 65 |
| 1978 | #24 | 10,040 | #1,121 | 61 |
| 1977 | #21 | 10,656 | #1,221 | 52 |
| 1976 | #22 | 10,315 | #1,056 | 62 |
| 1975 | #19 | 10,973 | #1,007 | 66 |
| 1974 | #13 | 11,738 | #1,052 | 61 |
| 1973 | #14 | 12,313 | #1,108 | 54 |
| 1972 | #13 | 13,757 | #929 | 74 |
| 1971 | #9 | 16,703 | #877 | 86 |
| 1970 | #9 | 19,204 | #812 | 99 |
| 1969 | #8 | 19,850 | #752 | 108 |
| 1968 | #6 | 21,727 | #742 | 101 |
| 1967 | #4 | 25,316 | #662 | 127 |
| 1966 | #3 | 28,890 | #713 | 108 |
| 1965 | #2 | 34,270 | #642 | 136 |
| 1964 | #2 | 40,985 | #665 | 134 |
| 1963 | #2 | 41,546 | #667 | 137 |
| 1962 | #2 | 43,502 | #614 | 158 |
| 1961 | #1 | 47,682 | #610 | 168 |
| 1960 | #1 | 51,472 | #605 | 169 |
| 1959 | #1 | 54,502 | #600 | 169 |
| 1958 | #1 | 55,848 | #648 | 141 |
| 1957 | #1 | 61,102 | #573 | 182 |
| 1956 | #1 | 61,741 | #631 | 145 |
| 1955 | #1 | 63,174 | #608 | 148 |
| 1954 | #1 | 68,019 | #566 | 168 |
| 1953 | #1 | 64,389 | #598 | 146 |
| 1952 | #2 | 65,629 | #555 | 159 |
| 1951 | #2 | 65,721 | #534 | 161 |
| 1950 | #2 | 65,481 | #633 | 119 |
| 1949 | #2 | 66,874 | #512 | 169 |
| 1948 | #2 | 68,597 | #514 | 164 |
| 1947 | #2 | 71,690 | #496 | 184 |
| 1946 | #1 | 67,471 | #469 | 186 |
| 1945 | #1 | 59,278 | #424 | 198 |
| 1944 | #1 | 62,476 | #376 | 253 |
| 1943 | #1 | 66,174 | #384 | 254 |
| 1942 | #1 | 63,256 | #363 | 278 |
| 1941 | #1 | 58,048 | #329 | 315 |
| 1940 | #1 | 56,216 | #326 | 303 |
| 1939 | #1 | 54,900 | #341 | 272 |
| 1938 | #1 | 56,225 | #331 | 284 |
| 1937 | #1 | 55,641 | #320 | 288 |
| 1936 | #1 | 54,377 | #312 | 292 |
| 1935 | #1 | 55,076 | #328 | 277 |
| 1934 | #1 | 56,929 | #313 | 302 |
| 1933 | #1 | 55,517 | #297 | 318 |
| 1932 | #1 | 59,883 | #305 | 330 |
| 1931 | #1 | 60,299 | #306 | 325 |
| 1930 | #1 | 64,153 | #308 | 340 |
| 1929 | #1 | 63,512 | #306 | 327 |
| 1928 | #1 | 66,871 | #330 | 294 |
| 1927 | #1 | 70,642 | #344 | 283 |
| 1926 | #1 | 67,832 | #352 | 272 |
| 1925 | #1 | 70,586 | #368 | 260 |
| 1924 | #1 | 73,534 | #411 | 224 |
| 1923 | #1 | 71,634 | #425 | 203 |
| 1922 | #1 | 72,177 | #448 | 186 |
| 1921 | #1 | 73,984 | #450 | 187 |
| 1920 | #1 | 70,983 | #430 | 195 |
| 1919 | #1 | 65,836 | #482 | 154 |
| 1918 | #1 | 67,365 | #457 | 169 |
| 1917 | #1 | 64,280 | #447 | 159 |
| 1916 | #1 | 61,438 | #437 | 164 |
| 1915 | #1 | 58,187 | #429 | 159 |
| 1914 | #1 | 45,346 | #425 | 127 |
| 1913 | #1 | 36,642 | #374 | 126 |
| 1912 | #1 | 32,304 | #349 | 118 |
| 1911 | #1 | 24,390 | #262 | 98 |
| 1910 | #1 | 22,848 | #236 | 99 |
| 1909 | #1 | 19,259 | #247 | 80 |
| 1908 | #1 | 18,665 | #235 | 79 |
| 1907 | #1 | 17,580 | #252 | 70 |
| 1906 | #1 | 16,370 | #225 | 76 |
| 1905 | #1 | 16,067 | #239 | 68 |
| 1904 | #1 | 14,961 | #249 | 58 |
| 1903 | #1 | 14,275 | #230 | 63 |
| 1902 | #1 | 14,486 | #248 | 56 |
| 1901 | #1 | 13,136 | #229 | 58 |
| 1900 | #1 | 16,705 | #230 | 75 |
| 1899 | #1 | 13,172 | #234 | 50 |
| 1898 | #1 | 14,406 | #249 | 50 |
| 1897 | #1 | 13,413 | #211 | 63 |
| 1896 | #1 | 13,811 | #240 | 57 |
| 1895 | #1 | 13,447 | #261 | 47 |
| 1894 | #1 | 13,151 | #249 | 48 |
| 1893 | #1 | 12,784 | #229 | 55 |
| 1892 | #1 | 13,172 | #251 | 50 |
| 1891 | #1 | 11,704 | #257 | 39 |
| 1890 | #1 | 12,078 | #290 | 35 |
| 1889 | #1 | 11,648 | #260 | 41 |
| 1888 | #1 | 11,754 | #245 | 50 |
| 1887 | #1 | 9,888 | #230 | 47 |
| 1886 | #1 | 9,889 | #301 | 32 |
| 1885 | #1 | 9,128 | #268 | 38 |
| 1884 | #1 | 9,217 | #288 | 36 |
| 1883 | #1 | 8,012 | #289 | 32 |
| 1882 | #1 | 8,148 | #313 | 30 |
| 1881 | #1 | 6,919 | #296 | 29 |
| 1880 | #1 | 7,065 | #325 | 27 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mary was already there! It came in at #1, and was given to 7,065 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2010–2025, when fewer than 2,900 girls a year got the name.
See more about Mary
- 6 spots since 2024 (#131 → #125)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#123 → #125)
- 2 spots since 2015 (#123 → #125)
- Biggest jump: 6 spots in 2025 (#131 → #125)
- Biggest drop: 13 spots in 2007 (#80 → #93)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #1 (73,984 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 44 yrs later
- Top 10: 92 yrs · run 1880–1971
- Top 100: 129 yrs · run 1880–2008
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 13 girls born in 1880 were named Mary (7.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 721 girls born in 2025 (0.14%)
- Its best rank, #1 in 1921, was only 1 in 17 (6.0%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.9% of all girls named Mary (701,755) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 91,668 | #1 (1888) | #1 |
| 1890s | 131,138 | #1 (1898) | #1 |
| 1900s | 161,504 | #1 (1909) | #1 |
| 1910s | 478,636 | #1 (1918) | #1 |
| 1920s | 701,755 | #1 (1921) | #1 |
| 1930s | 573,000 | #1 (1930) | #1 |
| 1940s | 640,080 | #1 (1946) | #1 |
| 1950s | 625,606 | #1 (1954) | #1 |
| 1960s | 355,240 | #1 (1960) | #3 |
| 1970s | 126,254 | #9 (1970) | #17 |
| 1980s | 95,862 | #25 (1980) | #33 |
| 1990s | 75,723 | #35 (1990) | #40 |
| 2000s | 46,337 | #46 (2000) | #71 |
| 2010s | 25,693 | #108 (2010) | #121 |
| 2020s | 12,985 | #123 (2020) | #130 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mary in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 202 of them was named Mary, which outranked 99.7% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 39,181 of them was named Mary, which outranked 81.4% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,439Shmuel48
- #1,439Torin48
- #1,439Tou48
- #1,457Mary47
- #1,457Allison47
- #1,457Blayne47
- #1,457Corwin47
- #1,476Ceasar46
- #1,476Cheyenne46
- #1,476Dimitrios46
Tied with 18 names at #1,457; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.