Girls' name · since 1922
Maryclaire
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 619 babies named Maryclaire, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 619
- born since 1922
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maryclaire is the #7176 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 619 recorded since 1922.
Maryclaire has 619 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7176 as of the latest data, more common than 59% 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 1922 to 2025.
- #10,346 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,176 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 619 born since 1922
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maryclaire ranks #10,346 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,176 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 619 born since 1922, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,346 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 619
- born since 1922
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maryclaire's 619 recorded births place it above 85.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Maryclaire compares
619 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Maryclaire's all-time total is 65% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maryclaire | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 619 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maryclaire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maryclaire's SSA record in two at 1999 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 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maryclaire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Maryclaire by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (173 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Maryclaire's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Maryclaire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 173 births (28% of all-time use).
How Maryclaire 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 Maryclaire's total volume
Maryclaire by state
Where Maryclaire concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Maryclaire's data
- Maryclaire's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (173 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Maryclaires (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maryclaire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Maryclaire 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.