Girls' name · since 1890
Marye
1,557 babies named Marye in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,557
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,557 recorded since 1890.
Marye has 1,557 recorded births among girls since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1890 to 2019.
- #5,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,557 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marye ranks #5,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,557 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,558 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,557
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marye's 1,557 recorded births place it above 92.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Marye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marye's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1890, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2019
- Peak year (1920)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Marye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (372 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Marye's strongest decade.
372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Marye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 73
1900s
73 births
- 1910s
1910s
278 births
- 1920s
1920s
372 births
- 1930s
1930s
203 births
- 1940s
1940s
234 births
- 1950s
1950s
167 births
- 1960s 78
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 372 births (24% of all-time use).
How Marye 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 Marye's total volume
Marye by state
Where Marye concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.3% |
61 of 1,557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marye's data
- Marye's decade-level peak was the 1920s (372 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maryes (61 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1890–2019 (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 Marye 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.