Maryalyce
A feminine name composed of "Mary" meaning bitter or beloved, and "Alice" meaning noble.
Name Census estimates that about 26 living Americans carry the first name Maryalyce. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Maryalyce today is around 75 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maryalyce births was 1946 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maryalyce. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Maryalyce is about 75 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Maryalyces were born before 1961.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Maryalyce. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
26
~ 1 in 13,182,859 Americans
Peak year
1946
8 babies that year
Average age
75
years old
1960 SSA rank
#5,030
Tracked since 1916
Census
Maryalyce in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 201 people with the first name Maryalyce, which placed it at #38,294 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#38,294
National first-name rank
People counted
201
201 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
91.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maryalyce
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maryalyce is White at 91.5%. The next largest groups are Black (4.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maryalyce described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maryalyce at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White91.5% · 184
- Black or African American4.0% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 4
- Two or more races1.5% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Maryalyce: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maryalyce from the 1910s through to the 1960s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 24 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1940s peak, Maryalyce remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maryalyce by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maryalyce during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maryalyce
The name Maryalyce is a modern combination of the names Mary and Alice. The name Mary is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Miryam, which may have originated from the Egyptian word "mr" meaning "beloved". It was a popular name among early Christians as it was the name of the mother of Jesus Christ.
The name Alice is derived from the ancient German name Adalhaidis, which was composed of the Germanic elements "adal" meaning "noble" and "haid" meaning "kind, sort, type". It was introduced to England by the Norman aristocracy after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
The earliest known record of the combined name Maryalyce dates back to the late 19th century in the United States. It is believed to have been created by combining the two popular names Mary and Alice, likely as a way to honor two different family members or relatives.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Maryalyce was Maryalyce Crummey (1887-1969), an American painter and educator from Iowa. She was known for her landscape and portrait paintings, and taught art at various institutions throughout her career.
Another notable Maryalyce was Maryalyce Jeremiah (1917-2004), an American aviator and flying instructor. She was one of the first women to earn a commercial pilot's license in the United States and played a significant role in training military pilots during World War II.
Maryalyce Miller (1923-2012) was an American actress and dancer who appeared in several Broadway musicals and Hollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s. Some of her notable performances were in the original Broadway productions of "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel".
Maryalyce Demonbrun (1941-2017) was a Native American author and educator from the Kiowa tribe. She wrote several children's books aimed at preserving and sharing the traditions and stories of her tribe, and was recognized for her efforts in promoting Native American education.
Maryalyce Chesson-Minnie (born 1950) is a Canadian artist and illustrator known for her work in children's literature. She has illustrated numerous books and has received several awards and recognitions for her contributions to the field of children's book illustration.
People
Maryalyce + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maryalyce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maryalyce: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maryalyce?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 26 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maryalyce going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 13,182,859 US residents.
Is Maryalyce a common name?
We classify Maryalyce as "Very Rare". It ranks above 44.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 66 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maryalyce most popular?
The single biggest year for Maryalyce was 1946, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maryalyce is about 75 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maryalyce in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 201 people with the name Maryalyce, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,294 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maryalyce in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maryalyce?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maryalyce appears almost entirely female. Of the 201 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maryalyce?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maryalyce is White at 91.5%. The next largest groups are Black (4.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maryalyce most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maryalyce in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.5% (184 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maryalyce in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maryalyce a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maryalyce in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maryalyce still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maryalyce in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maryalyce can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Maryalyce?
Find out how many Americans are named Maryalyce on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.