Girls' name · peaked in 1943
Maryann name popularity since 1925
60,359 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maryann. Half of them were born in 1952 or earlier, so the typical Maryann is about 74 years old in 2026. Maryann peaked in 1943 as the #135 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 60,359
- Named Maryann, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,773 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 60,307 girls · 52 boys
- Most popular in
- New Jersey
- 3.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Maryann made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Maryann births per year, 1925–2025
1943 was the biggest year for Maryann both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1927 and 1932, Maryann became 2.3× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1963 and 1968, its share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 1,740 to 1 in 3,120.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Maryann's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maryann.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maryann in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 8,443 | 10 | #210 |
| 1940s | 17,053 | 31 | #144 |
| 1950s | 12,236 | 0 | #253 |
| 1960s | 9,227 | 11 | #315 |
| 1970s | 3,704 | 0 | #538 |
| 1980s | 2,841 | 0 | #675 |
| 1990s | 1,807 | 0 | #948 |
| 2000s | 1,631 | 0 | #1,312 |
| 2010s | 1,180 | 0 | #1,753 |
| 2020–25 | 568 | 0 | #1,773 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.4% of babies named Maryann from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Maryann is most popular
The index compares Maryann's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Maryann.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3.92× | 6,032 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.15× | 8,958 |
| Connecticut | 3.03× | 1,837 |
| New York | 2.92× | 12,365 |
| Rhode Island | 1.97× | 391 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Maryann and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Maryann (this page) | 60,307 | 1943 |
| Maryanne | 13,557 | 1942 |
| Mariann | 6,939 | 1957 |
| Maryan | 1,321 | 1909 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maryann's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maryann.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maryann (1943).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data