Girls' name · since 1971
Marykatherine
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 839 babies named Marykatherine, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 839
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marykatherine currently ranks #6380 among girls' names in America, with 839 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Marykatherine recorded 839 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #6380 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #8,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,380 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 839 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marykatherine ranks #8,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,380 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 839 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 839
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marykatherine's 839 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Marykatherine compares
839 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Marykatherine's all-time total is 123% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marykatherine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 839 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marykatherine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marykatherine splits its recorded history at 2000: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marykatherine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Marykatherine by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (242 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Marykatherine's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Marykatherine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 242 births (29% of all-time use).
How Marykatherine 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 Marykatherine's total volume
Marykatherine by state
Where Marykatherine concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
13 of 839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Marykatherine's data
- Marykatherine's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (242 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Marykatherines (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Marykatherine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Marykatherine 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.