Mary remains a common girls' name (#125 in 2025), down from a peak of #1 in 1880.
Mary is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #125 for girl births in the United States (and #299 across all names), given to 2,230 babies. Mary first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (73,984 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,230 | 2,230 | #125 | — |
| 2024 | 2,219 | 2,219 | #131 | — |
| 2023 | 2,085 | 2,085 | #133 | — |
| 2022 | 2,119 | 2,119 | #134 | — |
| 2021 | 2,102 | 2,102 | #132 | — |
| 2020 | 2,235 | 2,235 | #123 | #13,364 |
| 2019 | 2,241 | 2,241 | #126 | — |
| 2018 | 2,369 | 2,369 | #126 | — |
| 2017 | 2,425 | 2,425 | #126 | — |
| 2016 | 2,526 | 2,526 | #126 | — |
| 2015 | 2,642 | 2,642 | #123 | — |
| 2014 | 2,642 | 2,642 | #120 | #13,342 |
| 2013 | 2,669 | 2,675 | #118 | — |
| 2012 | 2,593 | 2,593 | #121 | #11,751 |
| 2011 | 2,715 | 2,715 | #112 | — |
| 2010 | 2,887 | 2,887 | #108 | #13,555 |
| 2009 | 3,177 | 3,177 | #102 | — |
| 2008 | 3,514 | 3,514 | #96 | — |
| 2007 | 3,707 | 3,717 | #93 | #7,974 |
| 2006 | 4,126 | 4,133 | #80 | #7,806 |
| 2005 | 4,491 | 4,491 | #72 | #7,476 |
| 2004 | 4,869 | 4,887 | #62 | #3,193 |
| 2003 | 5,052 | 5,059 | #59 | #7,622 |
| 2002 | 5,499 | 5,513 | #49 | #5,950 |
| 2001 | 5,776 | 5,800 | #48 | #5,313 |
| 2000 | 6,232 | 6,243 | #46 | #6,656 |
| 1999 | 6,401 | 6,411 | #45 | #5,909 |
| 1998 | 6,492 | 6,500 | #44 | #4,799 |
| 1997 | 6,663 | — | #46 | #4,853 |
| 1996 | 6,984 | — | #44 | #4,124 |
| 1995 | 7,471 | — | #40 | #4,703 |
| 1994 | 7,768 | — | #37 | #5,742 |
| 1993 | 8,142 | — | #36 | #3,593 |
| 1992 | 8,488 | — | #36 | #2,790 |
| 1991 | 8,796 | — | #38 | #2,273 |
| 1990 | 8,715 | — | #35 | #1,771 |
| 1989 | 8,719 | — | #38 | #1,264 |
| 1988 | 8,566 | — | #34 | #1,541 |
| 1987 | 8,464 | — | #37 | #1,158 |
| 1986 | 8,554 | — | #37 | #1,467 |
| 1985 | 9,307 | — | #35 | #1,144 |
| 1984 | 9,349 | — | #33 | #1,234 |
| 1983 | 9,954 | — | #32 | #1,212 |
| 1982 | 10,924 | — | #30 | #1,068 |
| 1981 | 11,109 | — | #27 | #1,119 |
| 1980 | 11,526 | — | #25 | #1,304 |
| 1979 | 10,620 | — | #24 | #1,111 |
| 1978 | 10,101 | — | #24 | #1,129 |
| 1977 | 10,708 | — | #21 | #1,232 |
| 1976 | 10,377 | — | #22 | #1,064 |
| 1975 | 11,039 | — | #19 | #1,015 |
| 1974 | 11,799 | — | #13 | #1,056 |
| 1973 | 12,367 | — | #14 | #1,117 |
| 1972 | 13,831 | — | #13 | #932 |
| 1971 | 16,789 | — | #9 | #880 |
| 1970 | 19,303 | — | #9 | #816 |
| 1969 | 19,958 | — | #8 | #755 |
| 1968 | 21,828 | — | #6 | #744 |
| 1967 | 25,443 | — | #4 | #665 |
| 1966 | 28,998 | — | #3 | #716 |
| 1965 | 34,406 | — | #2 | #642 |
| 1964 | 41,119 | — | #2 | #667 |
| 1963 | 41,683 | — | #2 | #670 |
| 1962 | 43,660 | — | #2 | #614 |
| 1961 | 47,850 | — | #1 | #611 |
| 1960 | 51,641 | — | #1 | #605 |
| 1959 | 54,671 | — | #1 | #600 |
| 1958 | 55,989 | — | #1 | #648 |
| 1957 | 61,284 | — | #1 | #574 |
| 1956 | 61,886 | — | #1 | #632 |
| 1955 | 63,322 | — | #1 | #611 |
| 1954 | 68,187 | — | #1 | #567 |
| 1953 | 64,535 | — | #1 | #599 |
| 1952 | 65,788 | — | #2 | #555 |
| 1951 | 65,882 | — | #2 | #536 |
| 1950 | 65,600 | — | #2 | #634 |
| 1949 | 67,043 | — | #2 | #513 |
| 1948 | 68,761 | — | #2 | #514 |
| 1947 | 71,874 | — | #2 | #497 |
| 1946 | 67,657 | — | #1 | #470 |
| 1945 | 59,476 | — | #1 | #426 |
| 1944 | 62,729 | — | #1 | #377 |
| 1943 | 66,428 | — | #1 | #384 |
| 1942 | 63,534 | — | #1 | #363 |
| 1941 | 58,363 | — | #1 | #329 |
| 1940 | 56,519 | — | #1 | #328 |
| 1939 | 55,172 | — | #1 | #341 |
| 1938 | 56,509 | — | #1 | #331 |
| 1937 | 55,929 | — | #1 | #321 |
| 1936 | 54,669 | — | #1 | #313 |
| 1935 | 55,353 | — | #1 | #328 |
| 1934 | 57,231 | — | #1 | #313 |
| 1933 | 55,835 | — | #1 | #298 |
| 1932 | 60,213 | — | #1 | #305 |
| 1931 | 60,624 | — | #1 | #306 |
| 1930 | 64,493 | — | #1 | #308 |
| 1929 | 63,839 | — | #1 | #306 |
| 1928 | 67,165 | — | #1 | #330 |
| 1927 | 70,925 | — | #1 | #345 |
| 1926 | 68,104 | — | #1 | #352 |
| 1925 | 70,846 | — | #1 | #368 |
| 1924 | 73,758 | — | #1 | #412 |
| 1923 | 71,837 | — | #1 | #425 |
| 1922 | 72,363 | — | #1 | #450 |
| 1921 | 74,171 | — | #1 | #451 |
| 1920 | 71,178 | — | #1 | #430 |
| 1919 | 65,990 | — | #1 | #482 |
| 1918 | 67,534 | — | #1 | #457 |
| 1917 | 64,439 | — | #1 | #448 |
| 1916 | 61,602 | — | #1 | #437 |
| 1915 | 58,346 | — | #1 | #430 |
| 1914 | 45,473 | — | #1 | #425 |
| 1913 | 36,768 | — | #1 | #375 |
| 1912 | 32,422 | — | #1 | #350 |
| 1911 | 24,488 | — | #1 | #262 |
| 1910 | 22,947 | — | #1 | #238 |
| 1909 | 19,339 | — | #1 | #248 |
| 1908 | 18,744 | — | #1 | #236 |
| 1907 | 17,650 | — | #1 | #252 |
| 1906 | 16,446 | — | #1 | #225 |
| 1905 | 16,135 | — | #1 | #239 |
| 1904 | 15,019 | — | #1 | #252 |
| 1903 | 14,338 | — | #1 | #230 |
| 1902 | 14,542 | — | #1 | #249 |
| 1901 | 13,194 | — | #1 | #231 |
| 1900 | 16,780 | — | #1 | #232 |
| 1899 | 13,222 | — | #1 | #236 |
| 1898 | 14,456 | — | #1 | #251 |
| 1897 | 13,476 | — | #1 | #211 |
| 1896 | 13,868 | — | #1 | #242 |
| 1895 | 13,494 | — | #1 | #261 |
| 1894 | 13,199 | — | #1 | #251 |
| 1893 | 12,839 | — | #1 | #232 |
| 1892 | 13,222 | — | #1 | #251 |
| 1891 | 11,743 | — | #1 | #259 |
| 1890 | 12,113 | — | #1 | #293 |
| 1889 | 11,689 | — | #1 | #262 |
| 1888 | 11,804 | — | #1 | #248 |
| 1887 | 9,935 | — | #1 | #237 |
| 1886 | 9,921 | — | #1 | #305 |
| 1885 | 9,166 | — | #1 | #271 |
| 1884 | 9,253 | — | #1 | #293 |
| 1883 | 8,044 | — | #1 | #292 |
| 1882 | 8,178 | — | #1 | #314 |
| 1881 | 6,948 | — | #1 | #301 |
| 1880 | 7,092 | — | #1 | #332 |