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 1999 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 83 babies (rank #263 that year). In 2024 it was given to 14 girls (rank #760). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

749

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Mary in 2024

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	55	#331
2000	57	#336
2001	38	#421
2002	50	#364
2003	48	#365
2004	83	#263
2005	40	#420
2006	47	#393
2007	37	#457
2008	57	#349
2009	30	#550
2010	23	#645
2011	28	#564
2012	18	#761
2013	20	#699
2014	21	#678
2015	28	#529
2016	18	#743
2022	20	#604
2023	17	#675
2024	14	#760