Girls' name · since 1897
Mari
Mari has 16,579 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,611 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,579
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
16,579 babies have been named Mari since 1897, making it today's #1611 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mari has been recorded 16,579 times among girls since 1897, currently ranked #1611 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #1,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,611 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,579 born since 1897
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mari ranks #1,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,611 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,579 born since 1897, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,611 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,579
- born since 1897
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mari's 16,579 recorded births place it above 98.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mari compares
16,579 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mari's all-time total is 44x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,579 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 412 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mari splits its recorded history at 1968: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 412 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 412
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Mari popularity over time - boys
66 total births recorded since 2005 (Mari as boys' name)
Mari by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (3,175 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Mari's strongest decade.
3,175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Mari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 95
1910s
95 births
- 1920s 220
1920s
220 births
- 1930s 327
1930s
327 births
- 1940s 1,014
1940s
1,014 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,175 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,990 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,732 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,817 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,759 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,506 births
- 2010s 1,123
2010s
1,123 births
- 2020s 811
2020s
811 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,175 births (19% of all-time use).
How Mari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mari's total volume
Mari by state
Where Mari concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,299 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,076 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,066 | 6.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 887 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 795 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 653 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 509 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 509 | 3.1% |
2,299 of 16,579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Mari appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mari's data
- Mari's decade-level peak was the 1950s (3,175 total births); usage has since declined to 811 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maris (2,299 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mari
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mari
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mari
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~128 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1897–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.