Recorded 1900–1953 Girls' name Peak 1922 425 births

Maryon — girls' name

425 babies named Maryon in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s211910s1441920s1691930s501940s261950s15
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Maryon was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

25 babies were named Maryon in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryon

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Maryon between 1900 and 1953, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 169 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maryon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Maryon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryon 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 425 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.

Maryon at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

425

Since 1900

54 years of records

Peak year

1922

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1900

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1953

Maryon popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1900

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1922)
25
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 195319411935192919241919191419081900 6

Maryon popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1924 (Maryon as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1924 5

Maryon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
169 births that decade — 40% of Maryon's all-time total
1900s211910s1441920s1691930s501940s261950s15

Maryon by state

Where Maryon concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Maryon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
13 3.1%
#2 Michigan
5 1.2%
Illinois share of Maryon's total US births 3.1%
Even split

13 of 425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryon?
425 babies have been named Maryon since 1900. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1922 with 25 births.
When was Maryon most popular?
Maryon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Maryon most popular?
The top states for the name Maryon are Illinois (13 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Maryon been used?
Maryon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 54 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Maryon?
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, 1900–1953 (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.