Girls' name · since 1940
Marykay
937 babies named Marykay in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 937
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
937 girls have been named Marykay since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marykay has 937 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1940 to 2024.
- #7,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 937 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marykay ranks #7,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 937 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 937
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marykay's 937 recorded births place it above 89.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Marykay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marykay's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marykay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2024
- Peak year (1961)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Marykay by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (444 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Marykay's strongest decade.
444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Marykay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 93
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
195 births
- 1960s
1960s
444 births
- 1970s 104
1970s
104 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 444 births (47% of all-time use).
How Marykay 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 Marykay's total volume
Marykay by state
Where Marykay concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 75 | 8.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 51 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 50 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 35 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 26 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 25 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.7% |
75 of 937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Marykay's data
- Marykay's decade-level peak was the 1960s (444 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.
- Pennsylvania records the most Marykays (75 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 Marykay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1940–2024 (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 Marykay 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.