Mary, the English form of Maria, comes from the Greek name Mariam and Hebrew name Miryam, meaning "sea of bitterness" or "wished for child." In the Bible, Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ. She was a young Jewish woman from Nazareth who was chosen by God to conceive Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Mary was the No. 1 most popular girl's name every year between 1900 and 1961, with the exception of 1947-52. It finally fell out of the top-100 in 2009, according to the Social Security Administration, but has remained in the top-150, as of 2023. Mary is the name Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias and Russian model Anna Kournikova chose for their daughter, born in 2020. "Malcolm in the Middle" star Jane Kaczmarek also has a daughter named Mary Louisa, born in 2002.
