Girls' name · peaked in 1899
Marie name popularity since 1925
317,810 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marie. Half of them were born in 1947 or earlier, so the typical Marie is about 79 years old in 2026. Marie peaked in 1899 as the #8 name for girls, and it ranked #618 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 317,810
- Named Marie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1899
- #8 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #618
- for girls in 2025 (474 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 316,313 girls · 1,497 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 2.31× its national share
Peak year is the year Marie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Marie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Marie peaked earlier, in 1899.
- Steepest fall: Between 1965 and 1970, Marie's share of baby girls fell by 37%, from 1 in 506 to 1 in 800.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Marie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Marie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 50,320 | 220 | – |
| 1930s | 65,803 | 347 | #33 |
| 1940s | 57,521 | 226 | #49 |
| 1950s | 49,263 | 153 | #92 |
| 1960s | 34,812 | 146 | #106 |
| 1970s | 18,110 | 169 | #164 |
| 1980s | 16,542 | 195 | #178 |
| 1990s | 9,823 | 41 | #319 |
| 2000s | 6,149 | 0 | #507 |
| 2010s | 5,098 | 0 | #560 |
| 2020–25 | 2,872 | 0 | #618 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.6% of babies named Marie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Marie is most popular
The index compares Marie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Marie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 2.31× | 2,606 |
| Vermont | 2.11× | 1,120 |
| Massachusetts | 2.10× | 15,911 |
| Maine | 2.01× | 2,737 |
| New York | 1.99× | 48,180 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Marie and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Marie (this page) | 316,313 | 1899 |
| Mary | 2,916,223 | 1880 |
| Mari | 16,359 | 1957 |
| Marry | 1,278 | 1904 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marie (1899).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data