Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Mary
Endangered
Down 97% from peak
Peak era
1921
Peak births
73,984
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Mary
How many people are named Mary?
An estimated 1.3 million living Americans are named Mary.
How rare is Mary?
Mary is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,230 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Mary?
The median age of a living American named Mary is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 54 and 75 years old.
Is Mary still popular?
No. Mary is endangered as a baby name, down 97% from its 1921 peak with 2,230 births in 2025.
Where is Mary most common?
Mary has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 5.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
97%
2025
2,230
All-time
4,141,481
Where it lives now
Mary is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 5.7× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Alabama.
States where Mary is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.