Baby names
Mary is the mother of all girl names (get it?). Being the name of several significant women in the Bible–including Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene–paired with its demure sound has made Mary a girl name All-Star. Mary was the #1 girls name for over seventy years, making it the most famous girls name of the century. However it has recently been dropping down the list in lieu of less proper sounding names like Maria.
