Girls' name · since 1930
Marily
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 875 babies named Marily, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 875
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marily is the #10191 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 875 recorded since 1930.
Marily has 875 recorded births among girls since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10191 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #8,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,191 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 875 born since 1930
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marily ranks #8,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,191 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 875 born since 1930, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 875
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marily's 875 recorded births place it above 88.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Marily compares
875 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Marily's all-time total is 133% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marily | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 875 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marily's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marily's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marily popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Marily by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (222 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Marily's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marily births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 61
1940s
61 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
222 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 222 births (25% of all-time use).
How Marily 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 Marily's total volume
Marily by state
Where Marily concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 128 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 85 | 9.7% |
128 of 875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marily's data
- Marily's decade-level peak was the 2000s (222 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marilys (128 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marily: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Marily 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.