Girls name
Mary
Mary is a girls' name given to 3,756,903 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1921 with 73,984 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Pennsylvania in 1910.
Which states favor Mary
Mary by state
Top states by all-time births named Mary. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 292,817 | #94 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 277,582 | #251 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 211,241 | #187 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 201,890 | #110 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 200,599 | #169 (2025) |
| 6 | California | 153,378 | #321 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 137,760 | #152 (2025) |
| 8 | North Carolina | 134,193 | #89 (2025) |
| 9 | Georgia | 125,808 | #53 (2025) |
| 10 | Alabama | 116,898 | #6 (2025) |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 116,511 | #157 (2025) |
| 12 | Tennessee | 106,691 | #65 (2025) |
| 13 | Missouri | 106,159 | #89 (2025) |
| 14 | Kentucky | 103,699 | #81 (2025) |
| 15 | Indiana | 101,193 | #109 (2025) |
| 16 | Virginia | 96,705 | #112 (2025) |
| 17 | New Jersey | 90,614 | #259 (2025) |
| 18 | Mississippi | 87,586 | #6 (2025) |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 84,302 | #167 (2025) |
| 20 | South Carolina | 84,152 | #56 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).