Name Explorer
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Who is like God? | 13#8,186 | Down 2,918 rank positions in five years | 1986 | ||
Short form of Marcia; possibly related to Mars | 44#3,499 | Up 477 rank positions in five years | 1971 | ||
Wonder; marvel | 603#492 | Down 117 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Form of Melinda, a modern combination name | 59#2,881 | Down 114 rank positions in five years | 1969 | ||
Form of Macy, from a French place-name | 352#773 | Down 317 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Who is like God? | 241#1,037 | Down 278 rank positions in five years | 1997 | ||
North African in the Roman family; Irish Mary form with uncertain deeper meaning | 127#1,640 | Down 40 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
Honey, or an elaboration of Mel | 434#660 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Woman from Magdala | 320#850 | Up 148 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Several origins, including fish, enamel, love, and European short forms | 491#597 | Up 64 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
Bee, through Melissa | 57#2,950 | Up 529 rank positions in five years | 1979 | ||
Blend of Madeleine and Lynn | 573#524 | Down 43 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
A form of Mary and Miriam; meaning uncertain | 589#505 | Up 132 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Of Mars | 161#1,371 | Up 86 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
Maria and Anna, with alternative Roman connections | 308#874 | Down 46 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Mother in Greek; other meanings depend on tradition | 715#433 | Up 65 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
From Marley place names, with several proposed landscape meanings | 564#536 | Down 106 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Lady or mistress of the household | 92#2,056 | Up 515 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Black, dark, through Melanie | 779#399 | Up 244 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Variant of Madison | 168#1,332 | Down 606 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Several origins; meaning varies by tradition | 129#1,620 | Up 377 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Meaning uncertain; possibly connected with intellect | 89#2,112 | Up 407 rank positions in five years | 1955 | ||
Pearl | 6#14,300 | Down 3,492 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
From the nickname Smiley in its best-known modern use | 900#338 | Up 405 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Familiar form of Marcia, in the Marcus name family | 42#3,624 | Up 193 rank positions in five years | 1971 | ||
Possibly to be bitter, through Malia | 467#626 | Down 162 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Several origins, including peace and admirable | 916#335 | Up 150 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Diminutive of Maria; deeper meaning uncertain | 41#3,683 | Down 99 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Who is like God? | 174#1,286 | Down 217 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
Blackbird; Estonian connection uncertain | 5#16,470 | new | 1921 | ||
Feminine form of Melvin | —Unranked | — | 1938 | ||
Pearl | —Unranked | — | 1986 | ||
Who is like Yahweh? Through Micaiah | 291#909 | Up 143 rank positions in five years | 1999 | ||
Short form of Marcia; Hungarian diminutive of Márton or Marcell | 28#4,833 | Up 943 rank positions in five years | 1971 | ||
Combination of Mary and Jane | 109#1,840 | Down 526 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Combination of Mary and Anne | 41#3,685 | Up 1,907 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Form of Mary and Miriam; deeper meaning uncertain | 869#351 | Up 156 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Pearl, in the Margaret name family | —Unranked | — | 1920 | ||
Possibly seen by Yahweh; etymology uncertain | 221#1,093 | Up 104 rank positions in five years | 1992 | ||
Variant of Madison; surname derivation varies | 79#2,315 | Down 642 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Variant of Marilyn; Mary's deeper meaning is uncertain | 41#3,684 | Down 633 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Who is like God? | 50#3,197 | Down 1,361 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Diminutive of Maria; deeper meaning uncertain | 24#5,348 | Up 1,190 rank positions in five years | 1961 | ||
Strength in battle | —Unranked | — | 1886 | ||
Combination of Mary and Ellen; deeper meanings uncertain | 22#5,653 | Down 392 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
Combination of Mary and Lou; Mary's deeper meaning uncertain | 28#4,834 | Up 760 rank positions in five years | 1942 | ||
Son of Fionnlagh | 393#714 | Down 159 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Combination of María and Celia; deeper meanings uncertain | 64#2,712 | Up 546 rank positions in five years | 1977 | ||
Of the sea in the Marina branch; Maria's deeper meaning uncertain | 654#472 | Down 34 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
Pearl | 1,328#233 | Up 177 rank positions in five years | 2025 |
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