Girls' name · since 1882

Marry

Marry has 1,873 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,904 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,224 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,873
born since 1882
1920s
peak decade

Yes -- Marry is the #13224 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,873 recorded since 1882.

Marry has 1,873 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13224 as of the latest data, more common than 24% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.

  • #4,904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,224 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,873 born since 1882
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marry ranks #4,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,224 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,873 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.

#4,904 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,224 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,873
born since 1882
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%23.5%
Marry vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Marry's 1,873 recorded births place it above 93.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.

How Marry compares

1,873 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Marry's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Marry Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,873 376 567,345
Peak-year births 37 21 19,840

Marry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Marry splits its recorded history at 1952: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Marry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
37
Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
010203040 188219041921193819551972198920092025 6

Marry by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (276 births, 15% of the file).

1920s was Marry's strongest decade.

276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Marry births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 276 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Marry 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 Marry's total volume

Marry vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -51, 11.1%-108, 9.5%-134, 1.5%-75, 4.2%-71, 4.9%-47, 5.4%-41, 8.5%-54, 7.7%-58, 6.2%-45, 5.2%-60, 4.2%-115, 3.5%-39, 6.8%-30, 7.2%-55, 4%Marry-144, 2%Marry
Marry vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Marry by state

Where Marry concentrates geographically, total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Marry
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
38 2.0%
#2 Mississippi
21 1.1%
#3 Alabama
16 0.9%
#4 California
11 0.6%
#5 Arkansas
7 0.4%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.3%
#7 Texas
5 0.3%
Tennessee share of Marry's total US births 2.0%
Even split

38 of 1,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marry? ▼
1,873 babies have been named Marry since 1882. All-time, it sits at #4,904 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #13,224 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 37 births.
Where does Marry sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marry ranks #4,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,224 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marry most popular? ▼
Marry was most popular in the 1920s decade with 276 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Marry most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Marry are Tennessee (38 births), Mississippi (21 births), Alabama (16 births).
How long has the name Marry been used? ▼
Marry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 144 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Marry? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Marry's data

  • Marry's decade-level peak was the 1920s (276 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Tennessee records the most Marrys (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Marry

Nearby Names Like Marry

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marry

Mary Girl
#125 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#112 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#87 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#712 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#617 540,077 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Marry

Bernadine #13223
21,933 births · Peak 1924
Sadye #13225
1,532 births · Peak 1898
Arah #13222
592 births · Peak 1922
Savilla #13226
522 births · Peak 1915
Andrew #13221
4,961 births · Peak 1987
Dean #13227
2,914 births · Peak 1932
Nolie #13220
298 births · Peak 1918
Mozelle #13228
5,344 births · Peak 1920

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1882–2025 (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 Marry 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.