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Marie and Mary side by side: Marie peaked in 1920 and Mary in 1921; in 2025 they were given to 474 and 2,230 babies.

Marie and Mary, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Marie and Mary births by year20k40k60k80k18801900192019401960198020002025MaryMarie
Marie and Mary births by year20k40k60k80k18801900192019401960198020002025MaryMarie
Marie and Mary births by year20k40k60k80k1880190519301955198020052025MaryMarie
Marie and Mary births by year20k40k60k80k1880193019802025MaryMarie

Girls and boys together; Marie solid, Mary dashed.

Marie and Mary compared
MarieMary
Births 20254742,230
Rank 2025#618 among girls’ names#125 among girls’ names
Recorded since 1880542,2704,156,654
Peak year19201921
Girls99.6%99.6%
Alive, estimated174,0001.67 million
Median age6670

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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