How Many People Are Named Maryellen?
An estimated 8,255 people in the United States have the first name Maryellen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Maryellen peaked in popularity in 1960 with 471 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maryellen 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 Maryellen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,255
About 1 in 41,521 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1960
471 births
Total Registered
13,120
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maryellen
Maryellen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,120 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maryellen as a female name
Ranked #6,814 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (471 births)
Maryellen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maryellen span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,969 babies were registered. Maryellen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maryellen by Decade
How has Maryellen 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.
Maryellen by State
Birth registrations for Maryellen span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Maine, Arizona, Washington. On average, about 436 Maryellens were registered per state.
Maryellen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maryellen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maryellen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maryellen?
We estimate approximately 8,255 people named Maryellen 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 41,521 Americans share this first name.
Is Maryellen a common name?
Maryellen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,120 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maryellen most popular?
Maryellen reached peak popularity in 1960, when 471 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maryellen is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maryellen a female name?
Maryellen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maryellen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maryellen Smith, Maryellen Johnson, Maryellen 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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