Mary

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Mary- (6)

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 424 babies (rank #118 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

5,983

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

424

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
1996	380	#123
1997	424	#118
1998	350	#133
1999	334	#140
2000	313	#146
2001	315	#146
2002	310	#146
2003	298	#162
2004	325	#164
2005	339	#151
2006	310	#171
2007	300	#177
2008	292	#180
2009	213	#228
2010	237	#213
2011	200	#250
2012	209	#241
2013	203	#244
2014	229	#225
2015	198	#252
2016	204	#251