Is Mary a boy or girl name?
Mary is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,196 girls and 0 boys were named Mary, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 4,154,332 US babies named Mary were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #132
- Babies named Mary since 1880
- 4,154,332
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 74,171 babies
Boys and girls named Mary, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 362 | 91,668 | 99.6% |
| 1890s | 494 | 131,138 | 99.6% |
| 1900s | 683 | 161,504 | 99.6% |
| 1910s | 1,373 | 478,636 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 2,431 | 701,756 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 3,028 | 572,997 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 2,304 | 640,070 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 1,538 | 625,609 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 1,345 | 355,238 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 680 | 126,254 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 610 | 95,862 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 197 | 75,713 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 106 | 46,310 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 16 | 25,683 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 5 | 10,722 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,196 | #132 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,081 | #133 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,116 | #134 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 2,100 | #132 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,358 | 2,229 | #123 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 2,239 | #126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 2,369 | #126 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 2,424 | #126 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 2,526 | #126 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,642 | #123 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,337 | 2,636 | #120 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,668 | #118 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,749 | 2,584 | #121 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 2,714 | #112 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,554 | 2,881 | #108 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 3,176 | #102 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 3,513 | #96 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,974 | 3,693 | #93 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,806 | 4,109 | #80 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,475 | 4,477 | #72 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,193 | 4,835 | #62 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,621 | 5,042 | #59 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,950 | 5,485 | #49 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,313 | 5,759 | #48 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,655 | 6,221 | #46 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,909 | 6,388 | #45 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,799 | 6,476 | #44 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,853 | 6,650 | #46 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,123 | 6,967 | #44 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,703 | 7,458 | #40 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,742 | 7,756 | #37 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,593 | 8,122 | #36 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,790 | 8,463 | #36 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,272 | 8,764 | #38 |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,771 | 8,669 | #35 |
| 1989 | 74 | #1,264 | 8,645 | #38 |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,541 | 8,517 | #34 |
| 1987 | 69 | #1,158 | 8,395 | #37 |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,467 | 8,507 | #37 |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,144 | 9,239 | #35 |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,234 | 9,294 | #33 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,211 | 9,896 | #32 |
| 1982 | 73 | #1,068 | 10,851 | #30 |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,119 | 11,043 | #27 |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,303 | 11,475 | #25 |
| 1979 | 65 | #1,112 | 10,556 | #24 |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,129 | 10,040 | #24 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,232 | 10,654 | #21 |
| 1976 | 62 | #1,064 | 10,319 | #22 |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,015 | 10,972 | #19 |
| 1974 | 61 | #1,057 | 11,739 | #13 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,117 | 12,313 | #14 |
| 1972 | 74 | #932 | 13,756 | #13 |
| 1971 | 86 | #880 | 16,702 | #9 |
| 1970 | 99 | #816 | 19,203 | #9 |
| 1969 | 108 | #755 | 19,851 | #8 |
| 1968 | 101 | #744 | 21,725 | #6 |
| 1967 | 127 | #665 | 25,318 | #4 |
| 1966 | 108 | #716 | 28,889 | #3 |
| 1965 | 136 | #642 | 34,271 | #2 |
| 1964 | 134 | #667 | 40,987 | #2 |
| 1963 | 137 | #670 | 41,543 | #2 |
| 1962 | 158 | #614 | 43,498 | #2 |
| 1961 | 168 | #612 | 47,688 | #1 |
| 1960 | 168 | #605 | 51,468 | #1 |
| 1959 | 169 | #601 | 54,504 | #1 |
| 1958 | 141 | #648 | 55,846 | #1 |
| 1957 | 182 | #573 | 61,103 | #1 |
| 1956 | 145 | #632 | 61,743 | #1 |
| 1955 | 148 | #611 | 63,173 | #1 |
| 1954 | 168 | #567 | 68,019 | #1 |
| 1953 | 146 | #599 | 64,390 | #1 |
| 1952 | 159 | #555 | 65,627 | #2 |
| 1951 | 161 | #536 | 65,722 | #2 |
| 1950 | 119 | #634 | 65,482 | #2 |
| 1949 | 169 | #513 | 66,869 | #2 |
| 1948 | 164 | #514 | 68,598 | #2 |
| 1947 | 184 | #497 | 71,689 | #2 |
| 1946 | 186 | #470 | 67,467 | #1 |
| 1945 | 198 | #426 | 59,281 | #1 |
| 1944 | 253 | #377 | 62,472 | #1 |
| 1943 | 254 | #384 | 66,176 | #1 |
| 1942 | 278 | #363 | 63,255 | #1 |
| 1941 | 315 | #329 | 58,049 | #1 |
| 1940 | 303 | #328 | 56,214 | #1 |
| 1939 | 272 | #341 | 54,900 | #1 |
| 1938 | 284 | #331 | 56,225 | #1 |
| 1937 | 288 | #321 | 55,643 | #1 |
| 1936 | 292 | #313 | 54,374 | #1 |
| 1935 | 277 | #328 | 55,074 | #1 |
| 1934 | 302 | #313 | 56,931 | #1 |
| 1933 | 318 | #298 | 55,517 | #1 |
| 1932 | 330 | #305 | 59,881 | #1 |
| 1931 | 325 | #306 | 60,299 | #1 |
| 1930 | 340 | #308 | 64,153 | #1 |
| 1929 | 327 | #306 | 63,511 | #1 |
| 1928 | 294 | #330 | 66,872 | #1 |
| 1927 | 283 | #345 | 70,642 | #1 |
| 1926 | 272 | #352 | 67,833 | #1 |
| 1925 | 260 | #368 | 70,586 | #1 |
| 1924 | 224 | #412 | 73,534 | #1 |
| 1923 | 203 | #425 | 71,635 | #1 |
| 1922 | 186 | #450 | 72,176 | #1 |
| 1921 | 187 | #451 | 73,984 | #1 |
| 1920 | 195 | #430 | 70,983 | #1 |
| 1919 | 154 | #482 | 65,836 | #1 |
| 1918 | 169 | #457 | 67,365 | #1 |
| 1917 | 159 | #448 | 64,280 | #1 |
| 1916 | 164 | #437 | 61,438 | #1 |
| 1915 | 159 | #430 | 58,187 | #1 |
| 1914 | 127 | #425 | 45,346 | #1 |
| 1913 | 126 | #375 | 36,642 | #1 |
| 1912 | 118 | #350 | 32,304 | #1 |
| 1911 | 98 | #262 | 24,390 | #1 |
| 1910 | 99 | #238 | 22,848 | #1 |
| 1909 | 80 | #248 | 19,259 | #1 |
| 1908 | 79 | #236 | 18,665 | #1 |
| 1907 | 70 | #252 | 17,580 | #1 |
| 1906 | 76 | #225 | 16,370 | #1 |
| 1905 | 68 | #239 | 16,067 | #1 |
| 1904 | 58 | #252 | 14,961 | #1 |
| 1903 | 63 | #230 | 14,275 | #1 |
| 1902 | 56 | #249 | 14,486 | #1 |
| 1901 | 58 | #231 | 13,136 | #1 |
| 1900 | 75 | #232 | 16,705 | #1 |
| 1899 | 50 | #236 | 13,172 | #1 |
| 1898 | 50 | #251 | 14,406 | #1 |
| 1897 | 63 | #211 | 13,413 | #1 |
| 1896 | 57 | #242 | 13,811 | #1 |
| 1895 | 47 | #261 | 13,447 | #1 |
| 1894 | 48 | #251 | 13,151 | #1 |
| 1893 | 55 | #232 | 12,784 | #1 |
| 1892 | 50 | #251 | 13,172 | #1 |
| 1891 | 39 | #259 | 11,704 | #1 |
| 1890 | 35 | #293 | 12,078 | #1 |
| 1889 | 41 | #262 | 11,648 | #1 |
| 1888 | 50 | #248 | 11,754 | #1 |
| 1887 | 47 | #237 | 9,888 | #1 |
| 1886 | 32 | #305 | 9,889 | #1 |
| 1885 | 38 | #271 | 9,128 | #1 |
| 1884 | 36 | #293 | 9,217 | #1 |
| 1883 | 32 | #292 | 8,012 | #1 |
| 1882 | 30 | #314 | 8,148 | #1 |
| 1881 | 29 | #301 | 6,919 | #1 |
| 1880 | 27 | #332 | 7,065 | #1 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mary reached #211 in 1897. As a girl name, it reached #1 in 1880. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mary
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.