MARY!

I feel the same about Joan, OP.

Like Mary has a problem.

It means “bitter.” Who wants to saddle a child with that, other than drag queens?

I'm waiting for one of the eldergays to drag out that George M Cohen song.

My favorite horrible girl's name is "Angustias". Lorca used that in one of his plays. "Anguishes". It's even worse than Agnes.

"Anguishes" is better than the Carmelite nun name 'Mary, Victim of Jesus'.

I’m gay and my name is Mary, it’s exhausting to weather the giggles among my men friends.

Mary is a grand old name. I’m partial to M’s. There’s something about the sound and the look of the letter itself. M is a great letter, strong and stoic. Muscular.

There's something about Mary.....

Hail Mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee.

It was Mary long before the fashions came.

The Lord is with me, can you hold?

- r7

My grandmother’s name was Mary Merry.

Mary had a little lamb.

For dinner.

Mary had a little lamb with a little mint jelly.

Mary Tyler Moore, bitches! Who can take a nothing day... Nobody, not before, not since.

It was crazily popular for such a long time - sort of the female equivalent of John - and therefore became seen as very generic.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.

John is still popular but Mary is not. And what happened to Mary Ann?

That is a beautiful prayer, r18.

Thank you for posting it.

The fact that R4 knows it's a George M Cohen song makes him at least 88.

Maria is still very popular in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries (and Italy.)

Lying in the arms of Mary

You've gotta see her!

I love the name Mary. So much it is one my kids’ names.

Everyone loves Mary

Glen sings of her

There's something there that sounds so square.

MARY! Ingalls was the Mary -ist Mary that ever Mary-ied.

It’s a wonderful name to mangle -in the Midwest, it’s a sheep’s full diaphragmatic “Meaaaah” followed by by an apologetic “ry”.

🎶 Mary, Mary, quite contrary... 🎶

Mary Elizabeth

Mary Louise

Marie-Christine

Marie-Thérèse

Marie-Agnès

^Mary Pat.

The name Mary will never die out if the Catholics have anything to say about it.

Remember this one?

The name Mary has various meanings: "bitter", "beloved", "rebelliousness", "wished-for child", "marine", “drop of the sea”

I envy women named Mary.

I love the name Mary.

Some older names are popular again (Evelyn, Hazel, Amelia). Mary deserves a resurgence as well.

Art Garfunkel has entered the chat.

Along Comes Mary

When one "Mary" isn't enough . . .

What am I, chopped liver?

Mary? That's what you name a backup girl, darlin'. A Mary can never be the lead. Just sayin'.

Mary Steenburgen.

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

Mary Louise Parker.

Mary Stuart Masterson.

Mary J. Blige

That's about it.

R4, R8, R11, R21

George M. CohAn

Mary Haines is shattered to learn about her husband was unfaithful.

Sad end to Mary!

Catholicism and Christianity isn't exactly on the rise in the Western World.

Could one of you please MARY! me?

The Wind Cries...Mary...

MARY! had a little lamb.

Its fleece was white as snow.

And everywhere that MARY! went.

That lamb was sure to go.

good 90's disco number!

r4 It was George M. Cohan

Common misspelling

My nephew's 24-year-old girlfriend is named Mary Grace. She grew up outside of Boston if that matters.

Her parents are very conservative, reportedly, so maybe they're Catholic and liked the name Mary Grace?

I knew a girl named Maria, and her sister was named VirginMary.

They called her "Virgie" for short. Rofl.

Mary, marry, merry

Old fashioned, extremely common, and the religiosity that fueled the greatest part of it’s popularity is just not what it used to be. Even Catholics aren’t naming their kids Mary anymore.

They call the wind (and that fat singer) Maria(h).

Mary is certainly no MADYSEN.

Maria...I just met a girl name Maria....

oooooh Maaary!

Most of those examples were born prior to 1964.

I imagine now there are more baby girls born in the US named Maria.

I don't know ANYONE named Maria, R61.

That's even more outdated than Mary.

R61 it's less extreme on the google ngram