Mari is an established variant of Mary that peaked in 1957 and has grown less common since.
Mari is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,620 among girls (129) and #11,510 among boys (6) — overall #2,892 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | 135 | #1,620 | #11,510 |
| 2024 | 151 | 151 | #1,517 | #9,546 |
| 2023 | 169 | 169 | #1,435 | #6,762 |
| 2022 | 157 | 157 | #1,471 | #10,472 |
| 2021 | 149 | 149 | #1,522 | #7,947 |
| 2020 | 94 | 94 | #1,997 | — |
| 2019 | 114 | 114 | #1,796 | — |
| 2018 | 117 | 117 | #1,848 | #10,353 |
| 2017 | 120 | 120 | #1,760 | — |
| 2016 | 105 | 105 | #1,921 | — |
| 2015 | 92 | 92 | #2,185 | #13,322 |
| 2014 | 104 | 104 | #2,005 | #13,327 |
| 2013 | 110 | 110 | #1,840 | — |
| 2012 | 124 | 124 | #1,696 | — |
| 2011 | 128 | 128 | #1,663 | — |
| 2010 | 126 | 126 | #1,684 | — |
| 2009 | 143 | 143 | #1,580 | — |
| 2008 | 124 | 124 | #1,783 | — |
| 2007 | 144 | 144 | #1,577 | — |
| 2006 | 161 | 161 | #1,409 | — |
| 2005 | 157 | 157 | #1,412 | #12,643 |
| 2004 | 167 | 167 | #1,287 | — |
| 2003 | 149 | 149 | #1,362 | — |
| 2002 | 157 | 157 | #1,261 | — |
| 2001 | 163 | 163 | #1,237 | — |
| 2000 | 146 | 146 | #1,309 | — |
| 1999 | 165 | 165 | #1,181 | — |
| 1998 | 170 | 176 | #1,126 | — |
| 1997 | 169 | — | #1,116 | — |
| 1996 | 173 | — | #1,073 | — |
| 1995 | 188 | — | #1,000 | — |
| 1994 | 185 | — | #1,009 | — |
| 1993 | 149 | — | #1,175 | — |
| 1992 | 184 | — | #1,024 | — |
| 1991 | 173 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1990 | 203 | — | #937 | — |
| 1989 | 198 | — | #917 | — |
| 1988 | 199 | — | #887 | — |
| 1987 | 161 | — | #981 | — |
| 1986 | 164 | — | #965 | — |
| 1985 | 163 | — | #956 | — |
| 1984 | 173 | — | #876 | — |
| 1983 | 179 | — | #855 | — |
| 1982 | 204 | — | #793 | — |
| 1981 | 200 | — | #804 | — |
| 1980 | 176 | — | #874 | — |
| 1979 | 180 | — | #862 | — |
| 1978 | 135 | — | #1,013 | — |
| 1977 | 136 | — | #996 | — |
| 1976 | 138 | — | #935 | — |
| 1975 | 153 | — | #874 | — |
| 1974 | 179 | — | #774 | — |
| 1973 | 190 | — | #739 | — |
| 1972 | 185 | — | #755 | — |
| 1971 | 210 | — | #724 | — |
| 1970 | 226 | — | #695 | — |
| 1969 | 218 | — | #673 | — |
| 1968 | 236 | — | #628 | — |
| 1967 | 274 | — | #575 | — |
| 1966 | 257 | — | #590 | — |
| 1965 | 303 | — | #546 | — |
| 1964 | 339 | — | #534 | — |
| 1963 | 329 | — | #534 | — |
| 1962 | 346 | — | #524 | — |
| 1961 | 347 | — | #522 | — |
| 1960 | 341 | — | #524 | — |
| 1959 | 343 | — | #526 | — |
| 1958 | 344 | — | #524 | — |
| 1957 | 412 | — | #467 | — |
| 1956 | 361 | — | #493 | — |
| 1955 | 343 | — | #494 | — |
| 1954 | 361 | — | #464 | — |
| 1953 | 317 | — | #487 | — |
| 1952 | 245 | — | #548 | — |
| 1951 | 223 | — | #576 | — |
| 1950 | 226 | — | #552 | — |
| 1949 | 163 | — | #653 | — |
| 1948 | 163 | — | #653 | — |
| 1947 | 132 | — | #746 | — |
| 1946 | 122 | — | #738 | — |
| 1945 | 90 | — | #797 | — |
| 1944 | 94 | — | #789 | — |
| 1943 | 87 | — | #835 | — |
| 1942 | 63 | — | #990 | — |
| 1941 | 60 | — | #953 | — |
| 1940 | 40 | — | #1,163 | — |
| 1939 | 55 | — | #955 | — |
| 1938 | 41 | — | #1,136 | — |
| 1937 | 34 | — | #1,246 | — |
| 1936 | 44 | — | #1,056 | — |
| 1935 | 33 | — | #1,253 | — |
| 1934 | 33 | — | #1,251 | — |
| 1933 | 25 | — | #1,502 | — |
| 1932 | 18 | — | #1,925 | — |
| 1931 | 21 | — | #1,722 | — |
| 1930 | 23 | — | #1,689 | — |
| 1929 | 20 | — | #1,871 | — |
| 1928 | 23 | — | #1,761 | — |
| 1927 | 17 | — | #2,220 | — |
| 1926 | 25 | — | #1,698 | — |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #1,987 | — |
| 1924 | 28 | — | #1,634 | — |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,333 | — |
| 1922 | 29 | — | #1,559 | — |
| 1921 | 20 | — | #2,023 | — |
| 1920 | 22 | — | #1,866 | — |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #2,125 | — |
| 1918 | 20 | — | #1,935 | — |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #2,278 | — |
| 1916 | 14 | — | #2,326 | — |
| 1915 | 11 | — | #2,640 | — |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,210 | — |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,710 | — |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,966 | — |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,707 | — |