Girls Names M: Meanings, Nicknames


Marilyn

Between 1930 and 1940, Marilyn was a Top 25 American female baby name

Marie

Between 1894 and 1910, Marie was a Top 10 female name for American baby girls

Maribel

Maribel’s first appearance on the USA Top 1000 female baby name list came in 1961 at No. 931

Marianne

Marianne, as an American girl’s name, climbed into the Top 300 in 1928, remaining until 1968

Mariana

In the USA, Mariana’s popularity in the 21st century far surpassed its 20th century ranks

Marian

Marian was a Top 100 US female baby name between 1912 and 1934

Mariah

Mariah was a Top 100 American baby girl name from 1991 to 2001, then again from 2005 to 2011

Maria

Families sometimes named all their babies Marie or Maria to honor the Virgin Mary, but called them by their middle name

Marguerite

Marguerite’s heyday as a Top 100 USA female name occurred between 1890 and 1921

Margot

The year 1936 was Margot’s highest USA rank (No. 580), and 1952 was Margo’s (No. 311)

Margaret

From 1887 through 1930, Margaret was always in the Top 5 most popular American female baby names, but never higher than No. 3

Marcia

Marcia was in the Top 100 USA female names in the 1940s and 1950s

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