Mary-Anne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAIR-ee-AN
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mary-Anne is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mary-Anne mean?
Hebrew: Mary + Anne
Joins Mary (Hebrew) and Anne (Hebrew, “favour, grace”).
Meanings borrowed from Mary and Anne.
Is Mary-Anne a girl's or a boy's name?
Mary-Anne is a girls' name.
How popular is Mary-Anne in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mary-Anne in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Mary-Anne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Mary-Anne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madeleine, Josephine, Michelle, Alice, Charlotte, Madeline, Eleanor, Marianne, Gabrielle, Naomi, Molly, Catherine
Names related to Mary-Anne
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). 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-Anne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mary-anne, updated 20 October 2026.