John vs Mary
Side-by-side comparison of John and Mary — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric John Mary Current Rank #21 #132 Total Births (all years) 5,174,470 4,139,160 Peak Year 1947 1921 Peak Year Births 88,321 73,984 Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss Gender Boy Girl First Recorded Year 1880 1880
Births by Decade Decade John Mary 1880ss 89,949 91,668 1890ss 80,664 131,138 1900ss 84,590 161,504 1910ss 376,312 478,636 1920ss 564,051 701,756 1930ss 487,946 572,997 1940ss 711,600 640,070 1950ss 797,917 625,609 1960ss 713,374 355,238 1970ss 402,636 126,254 1980ss 321,161 95,862 1990ss 240,147 75,713 2000ss 161,083 46,310 2010ss 102,763 25,683 2020ss 40,277 10,722
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year John Mary 2014 10,699 2,636 2015 10,421 2,642 2016 10,055 2,526 2017 9,530 2,424 2018 9,198 2,369 2019 8,857 2,239 2020 8,262 2,229 2021 8,182 2,100 2022 7,993 2,116 2023 7,793 2,081 2024 8,047 2,196