Mary: It's a girl!
Since 1880, a total of 13,805 boys have been given the name Mary while 4,096,620 girls were named Mary.
The number of U.S. boys and girls named Mary each year
| | Mary, girls | | | 1880 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,066 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1881 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,919 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1882 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,149 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1883 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,013 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1884 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,217 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1885 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,129 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1886 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,891 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1887 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,888 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1888 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 11,754 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1889 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 11,649 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1890 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 12,079 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1891 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 11,707 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1892 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,174 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1893 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 12,784 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1894 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,152 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1895 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,449 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1896 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,811 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1897 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,414 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1898 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 14,406 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1899 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,172 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1900 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 16,714 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1901 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,138 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1902 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 14,482 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1903 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 14,272 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1904 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 14,966 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1905 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 16,069 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1906 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 16,365 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1907 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 17,575 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1908 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 18,651 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1909 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 19,242 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1910 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 22,819 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1911 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,357 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1912 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 32,267 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1913 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 36,597 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1914 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 45,303 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1915 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 58,168 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1916 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 61,403 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1917 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 64,267 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1918 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 67,365 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1919 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 65,835 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1920 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 70,993 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1921 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 73,934 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1922 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 72,150 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1923 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 71,600 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1924 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 73,528 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1925 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 70,564 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1926 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 67,824 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1927 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 70,581 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1928 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 66,837 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1929 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 63,502 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1930 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 64,055 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1931 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 60,290 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1932 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 59,846 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1933 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 55,456 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1934 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 56,876 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1935 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 55,053 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1936 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 54,366 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1937 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 55,623 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1938 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 56,188 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1939 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 54,910 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1940 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 56,217 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1941 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 58,019 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1942 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 63,238 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1943 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 66,092 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1944 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 62,462 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1945 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 59,291 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1946 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 67,350 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1947 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 71,586 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1948 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 68,552 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1949 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 66,829 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1950 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 65,438 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1951 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 65,572 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1952 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 65,709 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1953 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 64,280 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1954 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 67,985 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1955 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 63,148 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1956 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 61,743 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1957 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 61,102 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1958 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 55,824 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1959 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 54,463 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1960 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 51,474 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1961 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 47,628 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1962 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 43,486 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1963 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 41,551 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1964 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 40,981 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1965 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 34,282 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1966 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 28,883 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1967 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 25,324 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1968 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 21,733 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1969 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 19,865 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1970 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 19,204 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1971 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 16,701 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1972 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,778 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1973 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 12,323 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1974 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 11,760 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1975 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 10,969 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1976 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 10,327 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1977 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 10,658 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1978 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 10,043 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1979 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 10,536 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1980 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 11,467 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1981 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 11,015 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1982 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 10,842 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1983 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,889 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1984 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,279 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1985 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,225 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1986 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,488 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1987 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,382 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1988 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,472 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1989 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,623 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1990 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,639 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1991 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,718 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1992 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,409 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1993 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,066 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1994 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,715 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1995 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,400 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1996 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,918 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1997 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,602 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1998 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,406 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 1999 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,337 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2000 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,157 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2001 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 5,697 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2002 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 5,424 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2003 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 4,973 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2004 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 4,777 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2005 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 4,407 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2006 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 3,983 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2007 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 3,622 |
| | Mary, girls | | | 2008 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 3,428 |
What if I can't see data for boys or girls in the chart above?
These charts show the number of boy and girl births each year where a person is given that name. The scale on the chart changes to accommodate the more popular gender. That means if you compare a really popular name for girls with a not-so-popular name for boys, the not-so-popular name registers such a small amount on the chart that you almost can't see it.
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