Maryellen

Maryellen was the #5,554 girls' name in the US in 2025 (22 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales.

Maryellen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
Maryellen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Maryellen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIreland
2025#5,554 (22)#4,867 (4)—
2024#6,642 (17)—#736 (4)
2023#6,409 (18)—#856 (3)
2022#4,671 (29)——
2021#5,237 (24)——
2020#5,168 (24)——
2019#6,698 (17)——
2018#6,521 (18)——
2017#6,531 (18)#4,763 (4)—
2016#5,130 (26)#4,763 (4)—
2015#5,653 (23)——
2014#5,456 (24)#5,691 (3)—
2013#5,317 (25)#5,742 (3)—
2012#5,114 (27)——
2011#5,358 (25)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1960 at #449.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1891.

How common is it?

about 1 in 71,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Maryellen is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 93,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 58,000 to 1 in 150,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.