Girls' name · since 1913
Maryfrances
Maryfrances has 937 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 937
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maryfrances is the #10998 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 937 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Maryfrances recorded 937 times among girls since 1913, holding rank #10998 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #7,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,998 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 937 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maryfrances ranks #7,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,998 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 937 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,998 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 937
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Maryfrances's 937 recorded births place it above 89.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Maryfrances compares
937 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Maryfrances's all-time total is 149% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maryfrances | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 937 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maryfrances's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maryfrances's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maryfrances popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Maryfrances by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (193 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Maryfrances's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Maryfrances births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s 42
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 67
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
193 births
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 193 births (21% of all-time use).
How Maryfrances 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 Maryfrances's total volume
Maryfrances by state
Where Maryfrances concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 13 | 1.4% |
22 of 937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maryfrances's data
- Maryfrances's decade-level peak was the 1960s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Maryfrancess (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Maryfrances: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Maryfrances 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.