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Origin & history of Mary1
Hebrew roots
Mary comes from the Hebrew name Miriam, a name with several possible meanings including beloved, wished for child, and bitter. Its importance is unmatched in Christian tradition because Mary is the mother of Jesus, which helped make the name one of the most enduring choices in the Western world. Simple, sacred, and classic, Mary has been carried by queens, saints, writers, and generations of women across many languages.
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Root name
The root form of Mary is
Miriam — meaning Beloved, wished for child.
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Modern usage
Mary remains a beloved choice. Timeless appeal across cultures and generations.
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How popular is Mary?
1921
peak year
Mary was a name of the Roaring Twenties. Through that decade it averaged #1 nationally — one of the era's most chosen names. In 1921, 73,984 babies were given the name — making it the #1 most popular name in the United States that year. In the present decade it sits around #128, with about 2,293 babies given the name annually. Mary's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 4,154,332 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
73,984
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1)
(ranked #1)
2,293
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
22,930
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,154,332
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Mary3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
M4
A1
R9
Y7
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Mary✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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