Mary

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Mary is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 4,154,332 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 4,139,160 as girls and 15,172 as boys. Mary gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #6 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,196
2023 2,081
2022 2,116
2021 2,100
2020 2,234
2019 2,239
2018 2,369
2017 2,424
2016 2,526
2015 2,642
2014 2,641
2013 2,668
2012 2,590
2011 2,714
2010 2,886
2009 3,176
2008 3,513
2007 3,703
2006 4,119
2005 4,487
2004 4,866
2003 5,051
2002 5,497
2001 5,773
2000 6,231
1999 6,399
1998 6,490
1997 6,663
1996 6,983
1995 7,471
1994 7,766
1993 8,140
1992 8,488
1991 8,796
1990 8,714
1989 8,719
1988 8,565
1987 8,464
1986 8,554
1985 9,306
1984 9,350
1983 9,953
1982 10,924
1981 11,110
1980 11,527
1979 10,621
1978 10,101
1977 10,706
1976 10,381
1975 11,038
1974 11,800
1973 12,367
1972 13,830
1971 16,788
1970 19,302
1969 19,959
1968 21,826
1967 25,445
1966 28,997
1965 34,407
1964 41,121
1963 41,680
1962 43,656
1961 47,856
1960 51,636
1959 54,673
1958 55,987
1957 61,285
1956 61,888
1955 63,321
1954 68,187
1953 64,536
1952 65,786
1951 65,883
1950 65,601
1949 67,038
1948 68,762
1947 71,873
1946 67,653
1945 59,479
1944 62,725
1943 66,430
1942 63,533
1941 58,364
1940 56,517
1939 55,172
1938 56,509
1937 55,931
1936 54,666
1935 55,351
1934 57,233
1933 55,835
1932 60,211
1931 60,624
1930 64,493
1929 63,838
1928 67,166
1927 70,925
1926 68,105
1925 70,846
1924 73,758
1923 71,838
1922 72,362
1921 74,171
1920 71,178
1919 65,990
1918 67,534
1917 64,439
1916 61,602
1915 58,346
1914 45,473
1913 36,768
1912 32,422
1911 24,488
1910 22,947
1909 19,339
1908 18,744
1907 17,650
1906 16,446
1905 16,135
1904 15,019
1903 14,338
1902 14,542
1901 13,194
1900 16,780
1899 13,222
1898 14,456
1897 13,476
1896 13,868
1895 13,494
1894 13,199
1893 12,839
1892 13,222
1891 11,743
1890 12,113
1889 11,689
1888 11,804
1887 9,935
1886 9,921
1885 9,166
1884 9,253
1883 8,044
1882 8,178
1881 6,948
1880 7,092