Marie
French form of Maria, the Latin rendering of the Hebrew Miryam. The meaning of the original is debated, with bitter and beloved among the proposals.
Marie in 2025
Marie was given to 474 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,218th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,994 babies born.
The history of Marie
Marie reached its highest point in 1920, when 12,774 babies were given the name, ranking 26th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 11th, in 1901.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 542,270 babies have been named Marie. Half of them were born before 1929, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Marie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,511 | 45 |
| 1890s | 25,941 | 13 |
| 1900s | 37,227 | 11 |
| 1910s | 92,366 | 16 |
| 1920s | 110,955 | 26 |
| 1930s | 66,150 | 49 |
| 1940s | 57,747 | 78 |
| 1950s | 49,416 | 135 |
| 1960s | 34,958 | 195 |
| 1970s | 18,279 | 289 |
| 1980s | 16,737 | 282 |
| 1990s | 9,864 | 443 |
| 2000s | 6,149 | 719 |
| 2010s | 5,098 | 1,067 |
| 2020s | 2,872 | 1,162 |
Where Marie is heading
Marie has fallen 15% over the past decade, from 556 babies in 2015 to 474 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Marie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Marie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marie.