Girls' name · since 1907
Marylouise
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 1,926 babies named Marylouise, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,926
- born since 1907
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marylouise is the #13277 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,926 recorded since 1907.
Marylouise has 1,926 recorded births among girls since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13277 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #4,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,277 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,926 born since 1907
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marylouise ranks #4,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,277 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,926 born since 1907, peaking in the 1940s.
- #4,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,926
- born since 1907
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marylouise's 1,926 recorded births place it above 93.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Marylouise compares
1,926 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Marylouise's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marylouise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,926 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marylouise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marylouise splits its recorded history at 1957: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marylouise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Marylouise by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (403 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Marylouise's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Marylouise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
219 births
- 1920s
1920s
393 births
- 1930s
1930s
234 births
- 1940s
1940s
403 births
- 1950s
1950s
243 births
- 1960s
1960s
192 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 403 births (21% of all-time use).
How Marylouise 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 Marylouise's total volume
Marylouise by state
Where Marylouise concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 272 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 103 | 5.3% |
| #3 | California | | 53 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.5% |
272 of 1,926 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marylouise's data
- Marylouise's decade-level peak was the 1940s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Marylouises (272 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 Marylouise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1907–2025 (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 Marylouise 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.