Mary

One may notice Mary became VERY popular even in the USA after the events of 1917 (Fatima, Portugal). Our Lady of Fatima has not been forgotten, even if the name is nowhere near as popular (my Catholic young adult group has us using middle names now to refer to some of the ladies heheh)

Also used in Danish, Swedish and Norwegian: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Mary

In Ontario, Canada, between 1913-2019 usage of the name Mary peaked for girls in 1954, when it was given to 2776 girls. In 2019 it was given to 56 girls.
For boys usage peaked in 1936 and 1939, when it was given to 13 boys in those years.

When one accounts for every variant of this name, it is the most common feminine name in the world, and the second most common name after John (Yochanan).

Approximately 4,374,608 people in the United States have the name Mary.

In 2018, 63 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Mary who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 7th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.

Used in Scandinavia (Norway).

In 2011, twice as many baby girls were named 'Nevaeh' than 'Mary'.

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Many parents are deterred from using this name because of it's former popularity feeling it is too played out for their unique child. From sociologists' research in the U.S.

You cannot use this name for a kid in England. Here it's seen as old fashioned, ugly, and it's used as slang all the time. I'm really surprised to read comments saying it's overused, because here barely anyone under 40 has this name.

At one time, 1 in 20 female babies were named Mary.

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You can check the popularity for around 1910, it's true.

In Victorian times this was a quite popular boy's name.

Also used in Ireland.

Maria has been more popular than Mary since 1996. If you are thinking of naming a child Maria instead of Mary because Mary has been more popular, you should be aware that there are more Marias than Marys in the future generation. I think both names are lovely.

According to the Social Security Administration Mary was either #1 or #2 on the most popular list from 1880 to 1965. Wow! It was definitely overused for YEARS. However, the name has been on the decline every since. In 2005 it was #72 on the most popular list.

Very popular in the Victorian era. Has dropped from popularity, but a large amount of Catholics have it as a middle name or second middle name, especially in Quebec.