Maryellen
Maryellen was the 5654th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 432nd; the most babies were born in 1960 (472). Over the last ten years it has moved up 119 places. More babies were named Maryellen in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,654 girls, down 389 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1960472 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,144babies recorded
Maryellen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,654 | 22 |
| 2020 | #5,265 | 24 |
| 2010 | #5,057 | 28 |
| 2000 | #3,848 | 33 |
| 1990 | #2,628 | 45 |
| 1980 | #1,563 | 75 |
| 1970 | #818 | 170 |
| 1960 | #450 | 472 |
| 1950 | #502 | 259 |
| 1940 | #517 | 178 |
| 1930 | #767 | 85 |
| 1920 | #863 | 71 |
| 1910 | #2,653 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,149 | 12 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maryellen, counting every spelling?
Maryellen has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maryellen?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maryellen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maryellen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maryellen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maryellen?
About 9,100 people born in the US named Maryellen are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 54 and 73. That makes Maryellen a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Maryellen
How popular is the name Maryellen?
Maryellen was the 5654th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 432nd; the most babies were born in 1960 (472). Over the last ten years it has moved up 119 places. More babies were named Maryellen in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Maryellen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maryellen in the US.