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Mari

Mari holds the #1611 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 129 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1991 in 2020 to #1611 today. Its strongest year on record was 1954 (#464 nationally, 361 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1897. The name's biggest fan base is in Minnesota (#731 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1611
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#464
in 1954 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
129
girls named Mari

Mari popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.011%0.016%0.022%18801900192019401960198020002020#464 in 1954
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1954

Where Mari is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025ND—Minnesota: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#731Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #1418 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1418Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025CT—California: #997 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#997Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025HI—Texas: #3285 (5 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)TX#3285Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Mari in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#731), Washington (#811), California (#997)

Uniqueness score

59/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Mari in the most recent year of SSA data.

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