Recorded 1916–2016 Girls' name Peak 1960 440 births

Marysue — girls' name

440 babies named Marysue in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s111930s331940s1101950s1131960s1261970s202010s5
1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Marysue was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

23 babies were named Marysue in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marysue

The Social Security Administration has registered 440 babies named Marysue between 1916 and 2016, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marysue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marysue performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marysue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Marysue in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marysue 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 440 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.

Marysue at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

440

Since 1916

101 years of records

Peak year

1960

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1916

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2016

Marysue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1916

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1960)
23
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
0510152025 20161967196119551949194319361916 8

Marysue by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
126 births that decade — 29% of Marysue's all-time total
1910s221920s111930s331940s1101950s1131960s1261970s202010s5

Marysue by state

Where Marysue concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marysue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 2.3%
#2 Michigan
6 1.4%
Pennsylvania share of Marysue's total US births 2.3%
Even split

10 of 440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marysue?
440 babies have been named Marysue since 1916. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1960 with 23 births.
When was Marysue most popular?
Marysue was most popular in the 1960s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Marysue most popular?
The top states for the name Marysue are Pennsylvania (10 births), Michigan (6 births).
How long has the name Marysue been used?
Marysue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 101 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Marysue?
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, 1916–2016 (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.