Girls' name · since 1961
Marykathryn
507 babies named Marykathryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 507
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
507 girls have been named Marykathryn since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marykathryn has been recorded 507 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2024.
- #11,757 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 507 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marykathryn ranks #11,757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 507 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 507
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marykathryn's 507 recorded births place it above 83.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Marykathryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marykathryn's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marykathryn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Marykathryn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (156 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Marykathryn's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Marykathryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 156 births (31% of all-time use).
How Marykathryn 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 Marykathryn's total volume
Marykathryn by state
Where Marykathryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
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What to do with Marykathryn's data
- Marykathryn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Marykathryns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marykathryn: 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 (~63 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, 1961–2024 (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 Marykathryn 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.