EveryBabyNames

Mary

4 countries#125 in United States, 2025
US
#125
in United States, 2025
FR
#1348
in France, 2022
SCOT
#256
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#161
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
4,166,761
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
74,171
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Mary was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

4,156,654 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #125 · peaked in 1921 with 74,171 births

Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Ohio, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

6,822 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1348 · peaked in 2000 with 127 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Maritime, Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

2,687 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #256 · peaked in 1974 with 200 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

598 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #161 · peaked in 1997 with 45 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Mary’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#80
2007#93↓13
2008#96↓3
2009#102↓6
2010#108↓6
2011#112↓4
2012#121↓9
2013#118↑3
2014#120↓2
2015#123↓3
2016#126↓3
2017#126
2018#126
2019#126
2020#123↑3
2021#132↓9
2022#134↓2
2023#132↑2
2024#131↑1
2025#125↑6

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