Mary
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAIR-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #308 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #125 for girls
Timeless
Mary is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 308th for girls in the UK (156 babies) and 125th for girls in the US (2,230 babies).
What does Mary mean?
Hebrew: from Miryam, via Greek and Latin Maria
Name of the mother of Jesus and of two queens regnant of England; its original meaning is debated.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Mary a girl's or a boy's name?
Mary is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 156 girls in the UK and 2,230 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mary in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #308among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 156about 1 in 1,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 156 girls in the UK were named Mary, making it the 308th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 276th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 499 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mary in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 329th in England and Wales, 256th in Scotland and 161st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#1), 1914 (#1), 1924 (#2), 1934 (#3), 1944 (#4), 1954 (#9), 1964 (#37), 1974 (#77) and 1984 (#98).
Mary in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | #308 |
| 2024 | 154 | #315 |
| 2023 | 171 | #292 |
| 2022 | 150 | #322 |
| 2021 | 179 | #295 |
| 2020 | 184 | #276 |
| 2019 | 194 | #275 |
| 2018 | 213 | #257 |
| 2017 | 181 | #296 |
| 2016 | 241 | #240 |
| 2015 | 229 | #244 |
| 2014 | 256 | #227 |
| 2013 | 231 | #242 |
| 2012 | 235 | #239 |
| 2011 | 231 | #245 |
| 2010 | 280 | #208 |
| 2009 | 239 | #231 |
| 2008 | 330 | #180 |
| 2007 | 333 | #183 |
| 2006 | 356 | #168 |
| 2005 | 390 | #156 |
| 2004 | 374 | #161 |
| 2003 | 349 | #159 |
| 2002 | 355 | #146 |
| 2001 | 373 | #138 |
| 2000 | 357 | #145 |
| 1999 | 395 | #138 |
| 1998 | 410 | #128 |
| 1997 | 499 | #112 |
| 1996 | 414 | #124 |
How popular is Mary in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #125among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,230about 1 in 720 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,230 girls in the US were named Mary, making it the 125th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 123rd. Its busiest year was 1921, with 73,984 girls.
2025 had more girls named Mary than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Mary in the US since 1880 were born between 1922 and 1954, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mary in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,230 | #125 |
| 2024 | 2,219 | #131 |
| 2023 | 2,085 | #132 |
| 2022 | 2,119 | #134 |
| 2021 | 2,102 | #132 |
| 2020 | 2,230 | #123 |
| 2019 | 2,241 | #126 |
| 2018 | 2,369 | #126 |
| 2017 | 2,425 | #126 |
| 2016 | 2,526 | #126 |
| 2015 | 2,642 | #123 |
| 2014 | 2,637 | #120 |
| 2013 | 2,669 | #118 |
| 2012 | 2,587 | #121 |
| 2011 | 2,715 | #112 |
| 2010 | 2,882 | #108 |
| 2009 | 3,177 | #102 |
| 2008 | 3,514 | #96 |
| 2007 | 3,697 | #93 |
| 2006 | 4,116 | #80 |
| 2005 | 4,481 | #72 |
| 2004 | 4,838 | #62 |
| 2003 | 5,043 | #59 |
| 2002 | 5,487 | #49 |
| 2001 | 5,762 | #48 |
| 2000 | 6,222 | #46 |
| 1999 | 6,390 | #45 |
| 1998 | 6,478 | #44 |
| 1997 | 6,650 | #46 |
| 1996 | 6,968 | #44 |
| 1995 | 7,458 | #40 |
| 1994 | 7,758 | #37 |
| 1993 | 8,124 | #36 |
| 1992 | 8,463 | #36 |
| 1991 | 8,764 | #38 |
| 1990 | 8,670 | #35 |
| 1989 | 8,645 | #38 |
| 1988 | 8,518 | #34 |
| 1987 | 8,395 | #37 |
| 1986 | 8,507 | #37 |
| 1985 | 9,240 | #35 |
| 1984 | 9,293 | #33 |
| 1983 | 9,897 | #32 |
| 1982 | 10,851 | #30 |
| 1981 | 11,042 | #27 |
| 1980 | 11,474 | #25 |
| 1979 | 10,555 | #24 |
| 1978 | 10,040 | #24 |
| 1977 | 10,656 | #21 |
| 1976 | 10,315 | #22 |
| 1975 | 10,973 | #19 |
| 1974 | 11,738 | #13 |
| 1973 | 12,313 | #14 |
| 1972 | 13,757 | #13 |
| 1971 | 16,703 | #9 |
| 1970 | 19,204 | #9 |
| 1969 | 19,850 | #8 |
| 1968 | 21,727 | #6 |
| 1967 | 25,316 | #4 |
| 1966 | 28,890 | #3 |
| 1965 | 34,270 | #2 |
| 1964 | 40,985 | #2 |
| 1963 | 41,546 | #2 |
| 1962 | 43,502 | #2 |
| 1961 | 47,682 | #1 |
| 1960 | 51,472 | #1 |
| 1959 | 54,502 | #1 |
| 1958 | 55,848 | #1 |
| 1957 | 61,102 | #1 |
| 1956 | 61,741 | #1 |
| 1955 | 63,174 | #1 |
| 1954 | 68,019 | #1 |
| 1953 | 64,389 | #1 |
| 1952 | 65,629 | #2 |
| 1951 | 65,721 | #2 |
| 1950 | 65,481 | #2 |
| 1949 | 66,874 | #2 |
| 1948 | 68,597 | #2 |
| 1947 | 71,690 | #2 |
| 1946 | 67,471 | #1 |
| 1945 | 59,278 | #1 |
| 1944 | 62,476 | #1 |
| 1943 | 66,174 | #1 |
| 1942 | 63,256 | #1 |
| 1941 | 58,048 | #1 |
| 1940 | 56,216 | #1 |
| 1939 | 54,900 | #1 |
| 1938 | 56,225 | #1 |
| 1937 | 55,641 | #1 |
| 1936 | 54,377 | #1 |
| 1935 | 55,076 | #1 |
| 1934 | 56,929 | #1 |
| 1933 | 55,517 | #1 |
| 1932 | 59,883 | #1 |
| 1931 | 60,299 | #1 |
| 1930 | 64,153 | #1 |
| 1929 | 63,512 | #1 |
| 1928 | 66,871 | #1 |
| 1927 | 70,642 | #1 |
| 1926 | 67,832 | #1 |
| 1925 | 70,586 | #1 |
| 1924 | 73,534 | #1 |
| 1923 | 71,634 | #1 |
| 1922 | 72,177 | #1 |
| 1921 | 73,984 | #1 |
| 1920 | 70,983 | #1 |
| 1919 | 65,836 | #1 |
| 1918 | 67,365 | #1 |
| 1917 | 64,280 | #1 |
| 1916 | 61,438 | #1 |
| 1915 | 58,187 | #1 |
| 1914 | 45,346 | #1 |
| 1913 | 36,642 | #1 |
| 1912 | 32,304 | #1 |
| 1911 | 24,390 | #1 |
| 1910 | 22,848 | #1 |
| 1909 | 19,259 | #1 |
| 1908 | 18,665 | #1 |
| 1907 | 17,580 | #1 |
| 1906 | 16,370 | #1 |
| 1905 | 16,067 | #1 |
| 1904 | 14,961 | #1 |
| 1903 | 14,275 | #1 |
| 1902 | 14,486 | #1 |
| 1901 | 13,136 | #1 |
| 1900 | 16,705 | #1 |
| 1899 | 13,172 | #1 |
| 1898 | 14,406 | #1 |
| 1897 | 13,413 | #1 |
| 1896 | 13,811 | #1 |
| 1895 | 13,447 | #1 |
| 1894 | 13,151 | #1 |
| 1893 | 12,784 | #1 |
| 1892 | 13,172 | #1 |
| 1891 | 11,704 | #1 |
| 1890 | 12,078 | #1 |
| 1889 | 11,648 | #1 |
| 1888 | 11,754 | #1 |
| 1887 | 9,888 | #1 |
| 1886 | 9,889 | #1 |
| 1885 | 9,128 | #1 |
| 1884 | 9,217 | #1 |
| 1883 | 8,012 | #1 |
| 1882 | 8,148 | #1 |
| 1881 | 6,919 | #1 |
| 1880 | 7,065 | #1 |
Nicknames for Mary
Names like Mary
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elizabeth Lucy Nancy Sarah Anna Polly Annie Alice Betty Josephine Ruby Molly
Other spellings of Mary
Names related to Mary
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mary: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mary, updated 20 October 2026.