Recorded 1917–1993 Girls' name Peak 1946 318 births

Maryl — girls' name

318 babies named Maryl in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s251940s1031950s1081960s301970s51980s311990s6
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Maryl was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

20 babies were named Maryl in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryl

The Social Security Administration has registered 318 babies named Maryl between 1917 and 1993, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryl performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Maryl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maryl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryl in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 318 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maryl at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

318

Since 1917

77 years of records

Peak year

1946

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1917

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 1993

Maryl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1917

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1946)
20
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
0510152025 199319801960195519501945194019241917 5

Maryl by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
108 births that decade — 34% of Maryl's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s251940s1031950s1081960s301970s51980s311990s6

Maryl by state

Where Maryl concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maryl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.9%
California share of Maryl's total US births 1.9%

6 of 318 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryl?
318 babies have been named Maryl since 1917. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1946 with 20 births.
When was Maryl most popular?
Maryl was most popular in the 1950s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Maryl most popular?
The top states for the name Maryl are California (6 births).
How long has the name Maryl been used?
Maryl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 77 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Maryl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.