Recorded 1916–1960 Girls' name Peak 1946 66 births

Maryalyce — girls' name

66 babies named Maryalyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s121930s61940s241950s111960s8
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Maryalyce was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maryalyce in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryalyce

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Maryalyce between 1916 and 1960, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryalyce currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryalyce performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maryalyce shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryalyce in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 66 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maryalyce at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

66

Since 1916

45 years of records

Peak year

1946

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1916

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1960

Maryalyce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1916

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1946)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
456789 19601957195119461944194319421936192419221916 5

Maryalyce by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
24 births that decade — 36% of Maryalyce's all-time total
1910s51920s121930s61940s241950s111960s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryalyce?
66 babies have been named Maryalyce since 1916. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1946 with 8 births.
When was Maryalyce most popular?
Maryalyce was most popular in the 1940s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Maryalyce been used?
Maryalyce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 45 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Maryalyce?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.