Is Mari a boy or girl name?
Mari is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 143 girls and 8 boys were named Mari, so 94.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 16,506 US babies named Mari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,519
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,510
- Babies named Mari since 1897
- 16,506
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 412 babies
Boys and girls named Mari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 220 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 327 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,014 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,176 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,989 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,732 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,817 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,759 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 1,504 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 16 | 1,123 | 98.6% |
| 2020s | 38 | 681 | 94.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,519 | 143 | #1,510 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,757 | 155 | #1,439 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,469 | 150 | #1,470 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,944 | 139 | #1,520 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,997 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,795 |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,642 | 110 | #1,847 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,759 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,920 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,320 | 87 | #2,185 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,322 | 99 | #2,005 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,840 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,696 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,663 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,683 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,589 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,783 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,576 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,409 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,643 | 151 | #1,424 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,287 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,362 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,261 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,237 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,309 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,181 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,126 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,116 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,073 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,000 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,008 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,175 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,024 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,054 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 203 | #937 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 198 | #917 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 199 | #887 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 161 | #981 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 164 | #965 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 163 | #956 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 173 | #876 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 179 | #855 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 204 | #793 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 200 | #804 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 176 | #874 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 180 | #862 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,013 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 136 | #996 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 138 | #935 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 153 | #874 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 179 | #774 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 190 | #739 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 185 | #755 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 210 | #724 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 226 | #695 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 218 | #673 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 236 | #628 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 274 | #575 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 257 | #590 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 303 | #545 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 339 | #534 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 329 | #534 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 346 | #524 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 346 | #524 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 341 | #524 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 343 | #526 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 344 | #524 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 412 | #467 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 361 | #493 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 343 | #494 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 361 | #464 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 317 | #487 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 245 | #548 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 224 | #573 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 226 | #552 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 163 | #653 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 163 | #653 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 132 | #746 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 122 | #738 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 90 | #797 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 94 | #789 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 87 | #835 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 63 | #990 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 60 | #953 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,163 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 55 | #955 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,136 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,246 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,056 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,253 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,252 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,925 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,722 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,689 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,871 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,761 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,220 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,698 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,987 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,634 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,333 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,559 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,023 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,866 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,125 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,935 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,278 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,326 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,640 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,210 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,710 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,966 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,707 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mari reached #6,757 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #464 in 1954. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mari
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.