How Many People Are Named Marry?
An estimated 787 people in the United States have the first name Marry. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Marry peaked in popularity in 1918 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marry as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marry paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
787
About 1 in 435,520 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1918
37 births
Total Registered
1,867
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marry
Marry is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,867 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marry as a female name
Ranked #11,809 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 1918 (37 births)
Marry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marry span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 276 babies were registered. Marry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marry by Decade
How has Marry tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marry by State
Birth registrations for Marry span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas. On average, about 15 Marrys were registered per state.
Marry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marry
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marry?
We estimate approximately 787 people named Marry are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 435,520 Americans share this first name.
Is Marry a common name?
Marry is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,867 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marry most popular?
Marry reached peak popularity in 1918, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marry is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marry a female name?
Marry is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marry Smith, Marry Johnson, Marry Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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