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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,196 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 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Mary peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 11,475 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 2024.

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	11475	0.69
1981	11043	0.66
1982	10851	0.64
1983	9896	0.59
1984	9294	0.55
1985	9239	0.54
1986	8507	0.50
1987	8395	0.48
1988	8517	0.48
1989	8645	0.47
1990	8669	0.46
1991	8764	0.47
1992	8463	0.46
1993	8122	0.45
1994	7756	0.43
1995	7458	0.42
1996	6967	0.40
1997	6650	0.38
1998	6476	0.37
1999	6388	0.36
2000	6221	0.34
2001	5759	0.32
2002	5485	0.31
2003	5042	0.28
2004	4835	0.26
2005	4477	0.24
2006	4109	0.22
2007	3693	0.19
2008	3513	0.19
2009	3176	0.17
2010	2881	0.16
2011	2714	0.15
2012	2584	0.15
2013	2668	0.15
2014	2636	0.15
2015	2642	0.15
2016	2526	0.14
2017	2424	0.14
2018	2369	0.14
2019	2239	0.13
2020	2229	0.14
2021	2100	0.13
2022	2116	0.13
2023	2081	0.13
2024	2196	0.14