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Widely Known Biblical Name Thanks To Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene And Others..
Alternatives can include Maria, May, Maura, Marnie and Molly..
Mary Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
1.36%
Male
98.64%
Female
Mary is predominantly a girls name, with 98.64% of Marys being girls, and 1.36% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 15159 males named Mary, and 1098860 females given the name
Popularity of Mary by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Mary in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Mary: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Mary' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Mary in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Mary's average ranking is 6503.3, with it's highest ever rank being #. Mary has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 12 times, and has reached the top hundred names 53 times.
Mary has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 1114019 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Mary gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1980, when it's usage went up by 104.98%. During this year, 11476 babies were named Mary, which was 0.3389% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 4.031%, in this year alone more than 72000 girls were named Mary.
Popular 'M' Names - Girls
Girls names starting with 'M'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with M. These girls names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'M' names, their over all rank among all girl names, the total number of baby girls expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of girls given this name.
| Name | 'M-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mia | 1. | 12. | 14366 | 0.397% |
| Madison | 2. | 50. | 8982 | 0.248% |
| Mila | 3. | 133. | 4802 | 0.133% |
| Madelyn | 4. | 158. | 4208 | 0.116% |
| Maya | 5. | 162. | 4055 | 0.112% |
| Melanie | 6. | 195. | 3473 | 0.096% |
| Mackenzie | 7. | 201. | 3390 | 0.094% |
| Madeline | 8. | 218. | 3257 | 0.09% |
| Maria | 9. | 259. | 2788 | 0.077% |
| Mary | 10. | 289. | 2487 | 0.069% |
| Morgan | 11. | 303. | 2319 | 0.064% |
| Margaret | 12. | 318. | 2202 | 0.061% |
| Melody | 13. | 326. | 2128 | 0.059% |
| Mckenzie | 14. | 357. | 1982 | 0.055% |
| Molly | 15. | 358. | 1977 | 0.055% |
| Makayla | 16. | 370. | 1918 | 0.053% |
| Mariah | 17. | 371. | 1905 | 0.053% |
| Mya | 18. | 374. | 1902 | 0.053% |
| Michelle | 19. | 449. | 1559 | 0.043% |
| Marley | 20. | 462. | 1491 | 0.041% |