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What was the most popular name for a female infant born in the U.S. during 1916 through 2015?

Correct answer: Mary

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What people think about it: 31 Comments

GrandmaTanya

I know quite a few women named Mary but I wasn't aware of the meanings of the name. It did give me a chuckle that they like to hear their name! LOL 😁

Mari

well, I was named Maria, for Mary Magdalene, but now use Mari. When I was 7, I wanted the American Mary instead of the Russian Maria, which English - speakers tend to mispronounce. I like the description of Marys in the piece above. Yep

Player #22589120

Went to a Catholic college. I knew a half dozen women named Mary. They used there first name and middle name together to distinguish themselves.

Aloha_808

Wow the meaning of "Mary" 🤣🤣 my name is maricar my sister maritez, and my other is Marietta 🤣🤣🤣

Mary

MeemawSauce5457, that was my name for 41 years. I hated it so much I changed it. I got tired of being teased. Now I am changing it back because I can say my lambs name is Jesus.

Vee

Bryndal, in the 40s they couldn't have had 100 yrs of data, so consider the time period over which the question is based.

MCA

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Tina

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Bryndal

the year is incorrect. Mary went to #2 in the late 40s,

Player #58092313

GrandmaTanya, but it was Mary, Mary, plain as any name can be. But in society, proprietary would say Marie.

Player #31919372

I thought Fury!

Tom

Guillermo, I like Bertha

Player #13023389

I've known 5 Mary's and they do use their middle name to identify themselves. Debby

Player Gigi #28446253

PointyDormouse60089, I love that song, and kniw all the words!

Guillermo

I am partial to "Hortense"

Luminaria

SkilledVirus11, You obviously need a psychiatrist and an exorcist.

Player taltosbru

Player meagirl, my dearest friend is a Mary Ellen and I (among others) have always called her "Emmy."

10bwc

PointyDormouse60089, First it was Miryam.

Shaddy1997

PearlSkipper24695, interesting--my name is Mayre. Many people mispronounce my name as Mary, which I find annoying.

maggiemylove

I read that Mary/Miriam means bitter, because of the trauma Mary went through seeing her Son crucified.

PearlSkipper24695

my moms name is Mary ...ppl call her "Mayree " but they call the virgin Mary ...Mary . why ???? it is spelled the same way .

Player #3767224

Genius, l

GiGi07

Player #6116456, blunt

soulangiana

Birdiemom, I have always told people that every girl child born between 1948 and 1954 was named Kinda. From you r statement I will have to back it down a few years.