Mary
Quick answers about Mary
How many people are named Mary?
An estimated 1.6 million living Americans are named Mary.
How rare is Mary?
Mary is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,230 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 97% from its 1921 peak. It was the #125 girls’ name in 2025.
How old is the typical Mary?
The median age of a living American named Mary is approximately 70 years, with most bearers falling between 59 and 78 years old.
Is Mary still popular?
No. Mary is endangered as a baby name, down 97% from its 1921 peak with 2,230 births in 2025.
Where is Mary most common?
Mary has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appeared 5.7× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Mary is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 5.7× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in Alabama.
States where Mary is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.