MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mary mean?
Mary is the English form of the older name Miriam. Proposed explanations of Miriam include beloved or bitter, but the ancient derivation remains disputed.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मैरी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mary in Indian usage
109,441 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 109,043 records (99.6%).
- Recorded as male: 398 records (0.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5,162 |
| 1940s | 14,979 |
| 1950s | 28,428 |
| 1960s | 25,119 |
| 1970s | 15,238 |
| 1980s | 12,762 |
| 1990s | 7,168 |
| Other decades | 585 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 90,091 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 11,150 |
| Manipur | 1,300 |
| Meghalaya | 1,295 |
| Mizoram | 1,202 |
| Nagaland | 1,063 |
| Goa | 805 |
| Puducherry | 774 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 621 |
| Delhi | 600 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 431 |
| Other states | 109 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Mary / F | 131 | 329 |
| Scotland | Mary / F | 14 | 256 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Mary ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mary; Table_6, C337 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mary; Table_6, C337
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mary; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mary; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl