Baby names
How popular is the name Mary?
In 2025, 2,230 baby girls in the U.S. were named Mary, the 125th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1921, when 73,984 girls got the name. 4,141,481 girls have been named Mary since 1880. 15,173 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#125
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
2,230
girls named Mary
Peak year
1921
73,984 girls
Girls named Mary each year since 1880
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The numbers for Mary (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,230 |
| 2024 | 2,219 |
| 2023 | 2,085 |
| 2022 | 2,119 |
| 2021 | 2,102 |
| 2020 | 2,230 |
| 2019 | 2,241 |
| 2018 | 2,369 |
| 2017 | 2,425 |
| 2016 | 2,526 |
| 2015 | 2,642 |
| 2014 | 2,637 |
| 2013 | 2,669 |
| 2012 | 2,587 |
| 2011 | 2,715 |
| 2010 | 2,882 |
| 2009 | 3,177 |
| 2008 | 3,514 |
| 2007 | 3,697 |
| 2006 | 4,116 |
| 2005 | 4,481 |
| 2004 | 4,838 |
| 2003 | 5,043 |
| 2002 | 5,487 |
| 2001 | 5,762 |
| 2000 | 6,222 |
| 1999 | 6,390 |
| 1998 | 6,478 |
| 1997 | 6,650 |
| 1996 | 6,968 |
| 1995 | 7,458 |
| 1994 | 7,758 |
| 1993 | 8,124 |
| 1992 | 8,463 |
| 1991 | 8,764 |
| 1990 | 8,670 |
| 1989 | 8,645 |
| 1988 | 8,518 |
| 1987 | 8,395 |
| 1986 | 8,507 |
| 1985 | 9,240 |
| 1984 | 9,293 |
| 1983 | 9,897 |
| 1982 | 10,851 |
| 1981 | 11,042 |
| 1980 | 11,474 |
| 1979 | 10,555 |
| 1978 | 10,040 |
| 1977 | 10,656 |
| 1976 | 10,315 |
| 1975 | 10,973 |
| 1974 | 11,738 |
| 1973 | 12,313 |
| 1972 | 13,757 |
| 1971 | 16,703 |
| 1970 | 19,204 |
| 1969 | 19,850 |
| 1968 | 21,727 |
| 1967 | 25,316 |
| 1966 | 28,890 |
| 1965 | 34,270 |
| 1964 | 40,985 |
| 1963 | 41,546 |
| 1962 | 43,502 |
| 1961 | 47,682 |
| 1960 | 51,472 |
| 1959 | 54,502 |
| 1958 | 55,848 |
| 1957 | 61,102 |
| 1956 | 61,741 |
| 1955 | 63,174 |
| 1954 | 68,019 |
| 1953 | 64,389 |
| 1952 | 65,629 |
| 1951 | 65,721 |
| 1950 | 65,481 |
| 1949 | 66,874 |
| 1948 | 68,597 |
| 1947 | 71,690 |
| 1946 | 67,471 |
| 1945 | 59,278 |
| 1944 | 62,476 |
| 1943 | 66,174 |
| 1942 | 63,256 |
| 1941 | 58,048 |
| 1940 | 56,216 |
| 1939 | 54,900 |
| 1938 | 56,225 |
| 1937 | 55,641 |
| 1936 | 54,377 |
| 1935 | 55,076 |
| 1934 | 56,929 |
| 1933 | 55,517 |
| 1932 | 59,883 |
| 1931 | 60,299 |
| 1930 | 64,153 |
| 1929 | 63,512 |
| 1928 | 66,871 |
| 1927 | 70,642 |
| 1926 | 67,832 |
| 1925 | 70,586 |
| 1924 | 73,534 |
| 1923 | 71,634 |
| 1922 | 72,177 |
| 1921 | 73,984 |
| 1920 | 70,983 |
| 1919 | 65,836 |
| 1918 | 67,365 |
| 1917 | 64,280 |
| 1916 | 61,438 |
| 1915 | 58,187 |
| 1914 | 45,346 |
| 1913 | 36,642 |
| 1912 | 32,304 |
| 1911 | 24,390 |
| 1910 | 22,848 |
| 1909 | 19,259 |
| 1908 | 18,665 |
| 1907 | 17,580 |
| 1906 | 16,370 |
| 1905 | 16,067 |
| 1904 | 14,961 |
| 1903 | 14,275 |
| 1902 | 14,486 |
| 1901 | 13,136 |
| 1900 | 16,705 |
| 1899 | 13,172 |
| 1898 | 14,406 |
| 1897 | 13,413 |
| 1896 | 13,811 |
| 1895 | 13,447 |
| 1894 | 13,151 |
| 1893 | 12,784 |
| 1892 | 13,172 |
| 1891 | 11,704 |
| 1890 | 12,078 |
| 1889 | 11,648 |
| 1888 | 11,754 |
| 1887 | 9,888 |
| 1886 | 9,889 |
| 1885 | 9,128 |
| 1884 | 9,217 |
| 1883 | 8,012 |
| 1882 | 8,148 |
| 1881 | 6,919 |
| 1880 | 7,065 |
Boys named Mary each year since 1880
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The numbers for Mary (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2004 | 31 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1996 | 16 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1993 | 18 |
| 1992 | 25 |
| 1991 | 32 |
| 1990 | 45 |
| 1989 | 74 |
| 1988 | 48 |
| 1987 | 69 |
| 1986 | 47 |
| 1985 | 67 |
| 1984 | 56 |
| 1983 | 57 |
| 1982 | 73 |
| 1981 | 67 |
| 1980 | 52 |
| 1979 | 65 |
| 1978 | 61 |
| 1977 | 52 |
| 1976 | 62 |
| 1975 | 66 |
| 1974 | 61 |
| 1973 | 54 |
| 1972 | 74 |
| 1971 | 86 |
| 1970 | 99 |
| 1969 | 108 |
| 1968 | 101 |
| 1967 | 127 |
| 1966 | 108 |
| 1965 | 136 |
| 1964 | 134 |
| 1963 | 137 |
| 1962 | 158 |
| 1961 | 168 |
| 1960 | 169 |
| 1959 | 169 |
| 1958 | 141 |
| 1957 | 182 |
| 1956 | 145 |
| 1955 | 148 |
| 1954 | 168 |
| 1953 | 146 |
| 1952 | 159 |
| 1951 | 161 |
| 1950 | 119 |
| 1949 | 169 |
| 1948 | 164 |
| 1947 | 184 |
| 1946 | 186 |
| 1945 | 198 |
| 1944 | 253 |
| 1943 | 254 |
| 1942 | 278 |
| 1941 | 315 |
| 1940 | 303 |
| 1939 | 272 |
| 1938 | 284 |
| 1937 | 288 |
| 1936 | 292 |
| 1935 | 277 |
| 1934 | 302 |
| 1933 | 318 |
| 1932 | 330 |
| 1931 | 325 |
| 1930 | 340 |
| 1929 | 327 |
| 1928 | 294 |
| 1927 | 283 |
| 1926 | 272 |
| 1925 | 260 |
| 1924 | 224 |
| 1923 | 203 |
| 1922 | 186 |
| 1921 | 187 |
| 1920 | 195 |
| 1919 | 154 |
| 1918 | 169 |
| 1917 | 159 |
| 1916 | 164 |
| 1915 | 159 |
| 1914 | 127 |
| 1913 | 126 |
| 1912 | 118 |
| 1911 | 98 |
| 1910 | 99 |
| 1909 | 80 |
| 1908 | 79 |
| 1907 | 70 |
| 1906 | 76 |
| 1905 | 68 |
| 1904 | 58 |
| 1903 | 63 |
| 1902 | 56 |
| 1901 | 58 |
| 1900 | 75 |
| 1899 | 50 |
| 1898 | 50 |
| 1897 | 63 |
| 1896 | 57 |
| 1895 | 47 |
| 1894 | 48 |
| 1893 | 55 |
| 1892 | 50 |
| 1891 | 39 |
| 1890 | 35 |
| 1889 | 41 |
| 1888 | 50 |
| 1887 | 47 |
| 1886 | 32 |
| 1885 | 38 |
| 1884 | 36 |
| 1883 | 32 |
| 1882 | 30 |
| 1881 | 29 |
| 1880 | 27 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.