Mary

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία, María or Μαριάμ, Mariam, found in the Septuagint and New Testament.

From Wikipedia

Mary first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 480 babies (rank #74 that year). In 2024 it was given to 116 girls (rank #254). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Mary

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mary yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,812

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

480

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bible: Mary — mother of Jesus
In Sherlock Holmes: Mary Morstan — Watson's wife
In Downton Abbey: Lady Mary Crawley — the eldest daughter

Famous people named Mary

Mary ShelleyGerman–English translator · b. 1797
Mary Wollstonecraftfeminist · b. 1759
Mary, Queen of Scotsaristocrat · b. 1542
Mary Magdalenetheologian
Mary Iaristocrat · b. 1516

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	480	#74
1992	412	#87
1993	378	#98
1994	319	#108
1995	343	#104
1996	340	#99
1997	304	#102
1998	316	#95
1999	305	#96
2000	270	#102
2001	269	#104
2002	267	#103
2003	234	#120
2004	251	#108
2005	216	#133
2006	203	#142
2007	232	#124
2008	191	#170
2009	188	#168
2010	179	#170
2011	173	#183
2012	177	#180
2013	179	#186
2014	170	#193
2015	181	#169
2016	183	#167
2017	161	#186
2018	154	#190
2019	124	#258
2020	137	#211
2021	125	#252
2022	118	#245
2023	117	#238
2024	116	#254