Trend of the Popularity of Mary as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,230 female babies that were named Mary in the US, which was 0.14% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Mary peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 11,474 babies, which was 0.69% of the total female babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Mary, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Mary.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Mary in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Mary in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Mary from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Mary as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	11474	0.69
1981	11042	0.66
1982	10851	0.64
1983	9897	0.59
1984	9293	0.55
1985	9240	0.54
1986	8507	0.50
1987	8395	0.48
1988	8518	0.48
1989	8645	0.47
1990	8670	0.46
1991	8764	0.47
1992	8463	0.46
1993	8124	0.45
1994	7758	0.43
1995	7458	0.42
1996	6968	0.40
1997	6650	0.38
1998	6478	0.37
1999	6390	0.36
2000	6222	0.34
2001	5762	0.32
2002	5487	0.31
2003	5043	0.28
2004	4838	0.26
2005	4481	0.24
2006	4116	0.22
2007	3697	0.19
2008	3514	0.19
2009	3177	0.17
2010	2882	0.16
2011	2715	0.15
2012	2587	0.15
2013	2669	0.15
2014	2637	0.15
2015	2642	0.15
2016	2526	0.14
2017	2425	0.14
2018	2369	0.14
2019	2241	0.13
2020	2230	0.14
2021	2102	0.13
2022	2119	0.13
2023	2085	0.13
2024	2219	0.14
2025	2230	0.14