Girls' name · since 1891
Maryellen
Maryellen has 13,144 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,563 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,144
- born since 1891
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maryellen is the #5563 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,144 recorded since 1891.
Maryellen has 13,144 recorded births among girls since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5563 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #1,408 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,563 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,144 born since 1891
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maryellen ranks #1,408 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,563 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,144 born since 1891, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,563 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,144
- born since 1891
- 1960s
- peak decade
Maryellen's 13,144 recorded births place it above 98.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Maryellen compares
13,144 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Maryellen's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maryellen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,144 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 472 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maryellen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maryellen's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 472, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maryellen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 472
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Maryellen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,970 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Maryellen's strongest decade.
2,970 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Maryellen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s 343
1910s
343 births
- 1920s 809
1920s
809 births
- 1930s 940
1930s
940 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,463 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,859 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,970 births
- 1970s 987
1970s
987 births
- 1980s 648
1980s
648 births
- 1990s 390
1990s
390 births
- 2000s 296
2000s
296 births
- 2010s 231
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 134
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,970 births (23% of all-time use).
How Maryellen 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 Maryellen's total volume
Maryellen by state
Where Maryellen concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,656 | 20.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,705 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 1,261 | 9.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 1,063 | 8.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 592 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 470 | 3.6% |
| #7 | California | | 453 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 435 | 3.3% |
2,656 of 13,144 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Maryellen appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maryellen's data
- Maryellen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,970 total births); usage has since declined to 134 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Maryellens (2,656 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Maryellen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Maryellen 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.