Recorded 1907–2025 Girls' name Peak 1923 1,926 births

Marylouise — girls' name

1,926 babies named Marylouise in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s131910s2191920s3931930s2341940s4031950s2431960s1921970s441980s421990s362000s422010s372020s28

The verdict

1,926 girls have been named Marylouise since 1907, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2025.

1,926
total births
1907–2025
years on record
1940s
peak decade
21%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Marylouise was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

61 babies were named Marylouise in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marylouise

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,926 babies named Marylouise between 1907 and 2025, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marylouise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marylouise performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 403 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Marylouise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 272 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Marylouise in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marylouise 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 1,926 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.

Marylouise at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

1,926

Since 1907

119 years of records

Peak year

1923

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1907

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2025

Marylouise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1907

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1923)
61
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
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Marylouise by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
403 births that decade — 21% of Marylouise's all-time total
1900s131910s2191920s3931930s2341940s4031950s2431960s1921970s441980s421990s362000s422010s372020s28

Marylouise by state

Where Marylouise concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Marylouise
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%
Pennsylvania share of Marylouise's total US births 14.1%
Even split

272 of 1,926 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marylouise?
1,926 babies have been named Marylouise since 1907. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1923 with 61 births.
When was Marylouise most popular?
Marylouise was most popular in the 1940s decade with 403 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Marylouise most popular?
The top states for the name Marylouise are Pennsylvania (272 births), New York (103 births), California (53 births).
How long has the name Marylouise been used?
Marylouise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 119 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Marylouise?
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.

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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, 1907–2025 (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.