Fun Facts About the Name Marie
- Decades of popularity: Marie stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 78 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1957.
- More than 542 thousand babies named Marie: U.S. records list 542,262 babies given the name Marie from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,193 boys received the name Marie - about 1 boy for every 246 girls.
What Does the Name Marie Mean?
Marie is the French form of Maria, which comes from Greek Maria and Hebrew Miryam (Miriam). The meaning of Miryam is uncertain. One traditional derivation connects it to Hebrew marar, to be bitter, giving bitter or bitterness. Another connects it to Hebrew marah, rebellious, or to a root meaning rebelliousness. Some scholars have suggested an Egyptian origin, from mry, beloved or love. Because these proposals compete and no single derivation is firmly established, the literal meaning is best described as uncertain. The later Christian title Stella Maris, Star of the Sea, treats Maria as if it were related to Latin maria, seas, but this is a symbolic interpretation rather than the name's etymology.
Marie Name History & Origins
The name reached French through the Latin and Greek forms used by early Christians. Hebrew Miryam became Greek Mariam and Maria, then Latin Maria, and Old French Marie. In medieval France, Marie was the usual French form of the Virgin Mary's name and was also given to women in her honor. It appears in French documents and literature from the Middle Ages; the 12th-century poet known as Marie de France is one well-known bearer. After the Norman Conquest, French forms of the name, including Marie, were used in England alongside the Latin Maria and the developing English form Mary. In English, Marie often kept a French pronunciation and was used as a distinct given name, while Mary became the more common English form. The name also spread to other European languages as a form of Maria, and it remains the standard French form of Mary.
How Popular is the Name Marie?
Marie remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1957. Its highest annual birth count was in 1920, and people born that year turn 106 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #618 | 474 | 0.0295% |
| 2024 | #639 | 461 | 0.0286% |
| 2023 | #641 | 457 | 0.0285% |
| 2022 | #599 | 500 | 0.0305% |
| 2021 | #598 | 500 | 0.0305% |
| 2020 | #617 | 473 | 0.0293% |
| 2019 | #649 | 449 | 0.0268% |
| 2018 | #575 | 537 | 0.0316% |
| 2017 | #647 | 457 | 0.0265% |
| 2016 | #580 | 535 | 0.0302% |
| 2015 | #560 | 556 | 0.0312% |
| 2014 | #577 | 530 | 0.0297% |
| 2013 | #572 | 508 | 0.0290% |
| 2012 | #561 | 523 | 0.0297% |
| 2011 | #595 | 482 | 0.0274% |
| 2010 | #563 | 518 | 0.0291% |
| 2009 | #567 | 540 | 0.0294% |
| 2008 | #543 | 567 | 0.0300% |
| 2007 | #555 | 552 | 0.0287% |
| 2006 | #566 | 521 | 0.0274% |
| 2005 | #507 | 591 | 0.0320% |
| 2004 | #486 | 605 | 0.0329% |
| 2003 | #500 | 574 | 0.0314% |
| 2002 | #425 | 685 | 0.0381% |
| 2001 | #400 | 729 | 0.0405% |
| 2000 | #374 | 785 | 0.0432% |
| 1999 | #358 | 827 | 0.0466% |
| 1998 | #363 | 794 | 0.0449% |
| 1997 | #350 | 792 | 0.0455% |
| 1996 | #343 | 812 | 0.0463% |
| 1995 | #319 | 854 | 0.0486% |
| 1994 | #300 | 919 | 0.0515% |
| 1993 | #264 | 1,054 | 0.0583% |
| 1992 | #236 | 1,164 | 0.0631% |
| 1991 | #224 | 1,264 | 0.0674% |
| 1990 | #213 | 1,343 | 0.0707% |
| 1989 | #195 | 1,377 | 0.0747% |
| 1988 | #191 | 1,437 | 0.0807% |
| 1987 | #183 | 1,499 | 0.0862% |
| 1986 | #176 | 1,524 | 0.0888% |
| 1985 | #178 | 1,511 | 0.0878% |
| 1984 | #173 | 1,588 | 0.0943% |
| 1983 | #161 | 1,749 | 0.1047% |
| 1982 | #154 | 1,922 | 0.1135% |
| 1981 | #143 | 1,990 | 0.1193% |
| 1980 | #145 | 1,945 | 0.1171% |
| 1979 | #149 | 1,879 | 0.1170% |
| 1978 | #148 | 1,863 | 0.1216% |
| 1977 | #149 | 1,913 | 0.1248% |
| 1976 | #149 | 1,747 | 0.1192% |
| 1975 | #164 | 1,631 | 0.1119% |
| 1974 | #176 | 1,508 | 0.1028% |
| 1973 | #169 | 1,617 | 0.1109% |
| 1972 | #167 | 1,764 | 0.1160% |
| 1971 | #157 | 2,006 | 0.1206% |
| 1970 | #154 | 2,185 | 0.1250% |
| 1969 | #145 | 2,249 | 0.1333% |
| 1968 | #135 | 2,375 | 0.1448% |
| 1967 | #126 | 2,737 | 0.1658% |
| 1966 | #114 | 3,082 | 0.1821% |
| 1965 | #106 | 3,487 | 0.1975% |
| 1964 | #110 | 3,789 | 0.2000% |
| 1963 | #109 | 4,006 | 0.2078% |
| 1962 | #113 | 4,023 | 0.2046% |
| 1961 | #109 | 4,340 | 0.2150% |
| 1960 | #103 | 4,720 | 0.2334% |
| 1959 | #103 | 4,686 | 0.2316% |
| 1958 | #106 | 4,488 | 0.2231% |
| 1957 | #98 | 4,863 | 0.2378% |
| 1956 | #96 | 4,794 | 0.2388% |
| 1955 | #92 | 4,925 | 0.2519% |
| 1954 | #79 | 5,310 | 0.2734% |
| 1953 | #86 | 4,955 | 0.2634% |
| 1952 | #82 | 4,977 | 0.2684% |
| 1951 | #78 | 5,046 | 0.2802% |
| 1950 | #72 | 5,222 | 0.3048% |
| 1949 | #67 | 5,306 | 0.3101% |
| 1948 | #60 | 5,786 | 0.3408% |
| 1947 | #57 | 6,057 | 0.3417% |
| 1946 | #54 | 5,758 | 0.3664% |
| 1945 | #49 | 5,085 | 0.3890% |
| 1944 | #48 | 5,297 | 0.3991% |
| 1943 | #45 | 5,978 | 0.4284% |
| 1942 | #43 | 6,559 | 0.4856% |
| 1941 | #42 | 6,153 | 0.5093% |
| 1940 | #41 | 5,542 | 0.4846% |
| 1939 | #37 | 5,890 | 0.5371% |
| 1938 | #37 | 5,958 | 0.5400% |
| 1937 | #35 | 6,075 | 0.5709% |
| 1936 | #33 | 6,132 | 0.5894% |
| 1935 | #33 | 6,292 | 0.6001% |
| 1934 | #34 | 6,326 | 0.6058% |
| 1933 | #33 | 6,242 | 0.6193% |
| 1932 | #31 | 6,913 | 0.6478% |
| 1931 | #27 | 7,549 | 0.7090% |
| 1930 | #26 | 8,426 | 0.7484% |
| 1929 | #22 | 9,158 | 0.8202% |
| 1928 | #21 | 9,286 | 0.8052% |
| 1927 | #20 | 10,317 | 0.8652% |
| 1926 | #18 | 10,629 | 0.8967% |
| 1925 | #16 | 10,930 | 0.8978% |
| 1924 | #14 | 11,575 | 0.9268% |
| 1923 | #14 | 11,513 | 0.9543% |
| 1922 | #14 | 11,912 | 0.9918% |
| 1921 | #14 | 12,501 | 1.0138% |
| 1920 | #13 | 12,743 | 1.0634% |
| 1919 | #12 | 12,008 | 1.0625% |
| 1918 | #12 | 12,589 | 1.0875% |
| 1917 | #12 | 11,813 | 1.0925% |
| 1916 | #12 | 11,682 | 1.1186% |
| 1915 | #11 | 11,363 | 1.1550% |
| 1914 | #10 | 8,829 | 1.1593% |
| 1913 | #10 | 7,353 | 1.1773% |
| 1912 | #10 | 6,642 | 1.1901% |
| 1911 | #9 | 5,017 | 1.1994% |
| 1910 | #9 | 4,790 | 1.2081% |
| 1909 | #9 | 4,301 | 1.2387% |
| 1908 | #10 | 4,076 | 1.2192% |
| 1907 | #10 | 3,880 | 1.2180% |
| 1906 | #11 | 3,690 | 1.2496% |
| 1905 | #9 | 3,643 | 1.2492% |
| 1904 | #7 | 3,595 | 1.3055% |
| 1903 | #7 | 3,469 | 1.3242% |
| 1902 | #8 | 3,424 | 1.2966% |
| 1901 | #7 | 3,157 | 1.3190% |
| 1900 | #9 | 3,856 | 1.2863% |
| 1899 | #8 | 3,156 | 1.3544% |
| 1898 | #9 | 3,435 | 1.3274% |
| 1897 | #9 | 3,078 | 1.3143% |
| 1896 | #9 | 3,087 | 1.2975% |
| 1895 | #9 | 3,011 | 1.2888% |
| 1894 | #10 | 2,649 | 1.1883% |
| 1893 | #19 | 2,212 | 1.0390% |
| 1892 | #21 | 2,066 | 0.9730% |
| 1891 | #28 | 1,596 | 0.8605% |
| 1890 | #28 | 1,563 | 0.8210% |
| 1889 | #30 | 1,436 | 0.8051% |
| 1888 | #40 | 1,258 | 0.7043% |
| 1887 | #43 | 994 | 0.6809% |
| 1886 | #44 | 988 | 0.6836% |
| 1885 | #42 | 885 | 0.6651% |
| 1884 | #49 | 746 | 0.5782% |
| 1883 | #53 | 622 | 0.5538% |
| 1882 | #53 | 591 | 0.5480% |
| 1881 | #54 | 499 | 0.5427% |
| 1880 | #55 | 471 | 0.5176% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #8,602 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #9,323 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #4,149 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #3,715 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #3,747 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #3,635 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #2,371 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,401 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #2,404 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,271 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #2,316 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #2,089 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #2,743 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #4,372 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #2,207 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #3,748 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #2,748 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #3,034 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #2,329 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #2,522 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #2,371 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #2,617 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #2,096 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #1,967 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #3,233 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #2,681 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #1,796 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #3,155 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #1,969 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,503 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #1,937 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #2,009 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #1,922 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #2,176 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #1,949 | 18 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #1,816 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,250 | 14 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #1,992 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #1,886 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #2,175 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #2,080 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #2,050 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #2,592 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,284 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #3,197 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #1,794 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #2,043 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #1,861 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #1,479 | 21 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #1,304 | 27 | 0.0020% |
| 1943 | #1,300 | 29 | 0.0020% |
| 1942 | #1,185 | 35 | 0.0025% |
| 1941 | #1,165 | 33 | 0.0027% |
| 1940 | #1,355 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1939 | #1,114 | 34 | 0.0031% |
| 1938 | #1,164 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1937 | #1,114 | 35 | 0.0033% |
| 1936 | #1,084 | 36 | 0.0035% |
| 1935 | #1,243 | 30 | 0.0029% |
| 1934 | #1,112 | 36 | 0.0035% |
| 1933 | #1,175 | 32 | 0.0032% |
| 1932 | #1,151 | 35 | 0.0034% |
| 1931 | #1,010 | 44 | 0.0042% |
| 1930 | #1,249 | 33 | 0.0030% |
| 1929 | #1,021 | 45 | 0.0042% |
| 1928 | #1,118 | 40 | 0.0036% |
| 1927 | #1,053 | 45 | 0.0040% |
| 1926 | #911 | 55 | 0.0050% |
| 1925 | #1,215 | 35 | 0.0031% |
| 1924 | #1,238 | 35 | 0.0031% |
| 1923 | #1,205 | 36 | 0.0033% |
| 1922 | #1,300 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1921 | #1,191 | 37 | 0.0034% |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 31 | 0.0029% |
| 1919 | #1,152 | 37 | 0.0038% |
| 1918 | #1,429 | 26 | 0.0026% |
| 1917 | #1,354 | 27 | 0.0029% |
| 1916 | #1,233 | 30 | 0.0034% |
| 1915 | #1,078 | 36 | 0.0042% |
| 1914 | #1,068 | 29 | 0.0044% |
| 1913 | #785 | 37 | 0.0072% |
| 1912 | #1,049 | 20 | 0.0047% |
| 1911 | #746 | 19 | 0.0084% |
| 1910 | #695 | 19 | 0.0098% |
| 1909 | #791 | 14 | 0.0085% |
| 1908 | #573 | 20 | 0.0130% |
| 1907 | #653 | 16 | 0.0109% |
| 1906 | #633 | 15 | 0.0113% |
| 1905 | #889 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1904 | #933 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1903 | #763 | 10 | 0.0084% |
| 1902 | #573 | 15 | 0.0122% |
| 1901 | #626 | 12 | 0.0113% |
| 1900 | #616 | 17 | 0.0113% |
| 1899 | #763 | 9 | 0.0085% |
| 1898 | #727 | 10 | 0.0082% |
| 1897 | #632 | 12 | 0.0106% |
| 1896 | #945 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1895 | #778 | 9 | 0.0077% |
| 1894 | #920 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1893 | #687 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1892 | #1,034 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1891 | #680 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1890 | #715 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1889 | #762 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1888 | #792 | 8 | 0.0066% |
| 1885 | #1,033 | 5 | 0.0046% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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