Mara is an established variant of Mary that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Mara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #589 for girl births in the United States (and #1,172 across all names), given to 499 babies. Mara was first reported in SSA data in 1892 and peaked in 2021 (568 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 499 | 499 | #589 | — |
| 2024 | 515 | 515 | #589 | — |
| 2023 | 516 | 516 | #581 | — |
| 2022 | 478 | 478 | #620 | — |
| 2021 | 568 | 568 | #540 | — |
| 2020 | 463 | 463 | #628 | — |
| 2019 | 439 | 439 | #663 | — |
| 2018 | 432 | 432 | #676 | — |
| 2017 | 440 | 440 | #668 | — |
| 2016 | 427 | 427 | #686 | — |
| 2015 | 383 | 383 | #737 | — |
| 2014 | 409 | 409 | #694 | — |
| 2013 | 366 | 366 | #742 | — |
| 2012 | 336 | 336 | #798 | — |
| 2011 | 312 | 312 | #846 | — |
| 2010 | 308 | 308 | #868 | — |
| 2009 | 377 | 377 | #754 | — |
| 2008 | 355 | 361 | #811 | — |
| 2007 | 389 | 389 | #752 | — |
| 2006 | 415 | 415 | #683 | — |
| 2005 | 415 | 415 | #672 | — |
| 2004 | 427 | 427 | #642 | — |
| 2003 | 417 | 417 | #639 | — |
| 2002 | 420 | 427 | #608 | — |
| 2001 | 405 | 405 | #622 | — |
| 2000 | 418 | 423 | #606 | — |
| 1999 | 363 | 369 | #645 | — |
| 1998 | 411 | 421 | #590 | — |
| 1997 | 412 | — | #568 | — |
| 1996 | 393 | — | #584 | — |
| 1995 | 350 | — | #625 | — |
| 1994 | 370 | — | #606 | — |
| 1993 | 376 | — | #610 | — |
| 1992 | 371 | — | #614 | — |
| 1991 | 400 | — | #578 | — |
| 1990 | 443 | — | #538 | — |
| 1989 | 415 | — | #554 | #8,739 |
| 1988 | 331 | — | #605 | — |
| 1987 | 269 | — | #688 | — |
| 1986 | 204 | — | #824 | — |
| 1985 | 203 | — | #812 | — |
| 1984 | 230 | — | #719 | — |
| 1983 | 247 | — | #709 | #5,951 |
| 1982 | 244 | — | #726 | #6,984 |
| 1981 | 237 | — | #708 | — |
| 1980 | 259 | — | #674 | — |
| 1979 | 242 | — | #700 | — |
| 1978 | 273 | — | #621 | — |
| 1977 | 236 | — | #668 | — |
| 1976 | 285 | — | #574 | — |
| 1975 | 237 | — | #647 | — |
| 1974 | 227 | — | #666 | — |
| 1973 | 242 | — | #627 | — |
| 1972 | 270 | — | #594 | — |
| 1971 | 267 | — | #626 | — |
| 1970 | 286 | — | #607 | — |
| 1969 | 258 | — | #619 | — |
| 1968 | 221 | — | #654 | — |
| 1967 | 226 | — | #639 | — |
| 1966 | 185 | — | #726 | — |
| 1965 | 193 | — | #709 | — |
| 1964 | 179 | — | #773 | — |
| 1963 | 171 | — | #794 | — |
| 1962 | 168 | — | #810 | — |
| 1961 | 187 | — | #766 | — |
| 1960 | 152 | — | #841 | — |
| 1959 | 139 | — | #881 | — |
| 1958 | 170 | — | #768 | — |
| 1957 | 150 | — | #829 | — |
| 1956 | 180 | — | #718 | — |
| 1955 | 163 | — | #744 | — |
| 1954 | 176 | — | #701 | — |
| 1953 | 113 | — | #892 | — |
| 1952 | 126 | — | #809 | — |
| 1951 | 106 | — | #874 | — |
| 1950 | 94 | — | #921 | — |
| 1949 | 53 | — | #1,257 | — |
| 1948 | 38 | — | #1,510 | — |
| 1947 | 51 | — | #1,279 | — |
| 1946 | 31 | — | #1,609 | — |
| 1945 | 33 | — | #1,408 | — |
| 1944 | 27 | — | #1,592 | — |
| 1943 | 29 | — | #1,574 | — |
| 1942 | 23 | — | #1,788 | — |
| 1941 | 23 | — | #1,679 | — |
| 1940 | 19 | — | #1,874 | — |
| 1939 | 24 | — | #1,572 | — |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,349 | — |
| 1937 | 13 | — | #2,396 | — |
| 1936 | 22 | — | #1,624 | — |
| 1935 | 20 | — | #1,752 | — |
| 1934 | 11 | — | #2,669 | — |
| 1933 | 12 | — | #2,493 | — |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,588 | — |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,907 | — |
| 1930 | 13 | — | #2,505 | — |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,522 | — |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #2,342 | — |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #2,644 | — |
| 1926 | 16 | — | #2,316 | — |
| 1925 | 18 | — | #2,160 | — |
| 1924 | 15 | — | #2,472 | — |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #3,265 | — |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,879 | — |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,451 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,239 | — |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #3,132 | — |
| 1918 | 13 | — | #2,614 | — |
| 1917 | 12 | — | #2,646 | — |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,779 | — |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,657 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,976 | — |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #3,260 | — |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,886 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,384 | — |