Marie
Marie is a variation of the feminine given name Maria.
Meaning & Origin of Marie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marie is a variation of the feminine given name Maria.
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The Story of Marie
Marie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 471 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 12,743 Maries were born — ranking #13 that year. As of 2026, Marie ranks #642 for baby girls with 459 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 541K Maries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marie
Marie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 541K births in the dataset. Marie's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #7. Use the chart and map above to compare Marie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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