Marie

Girl Hebrew #641 in 2023

Marie is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Marie

The Marie, equivalent of Mary; also an Early New English spelling of Mary, from Marie.

Popularity of Marie

Popularity, 1880–2023

457 births in 2023

1880 2023

539,134 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1920

12,774 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Mary / Maryam / Miriam

The mother of Jesus (Isa). Maryam is the only woman named in the Qur’an, and Surah Maryam (19) bears her name. Miriam, sister of Moses, shares the Hebrew root.

Latin / Spanish / Italian

Marie

French

Maryah

Aramaic / Syriac

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.