Marie

“Variant of Maria — Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience (debated Hebrew roots)” — Hebrew (via Aramaic) origin

Girl's name · #618 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Marie belongs to an older America first — it reached #7 back in 1901 — yet it still appears in today's records at #618. About 540,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #3 in Austria (2025) · #22 in Czechia (2025) · #32 in Denmark (2025) · #34 in Belgium (2025) · #45 in Norway (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Maries

Marie Curie — Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
Marie Antoinette — last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution (1755–1793)
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach — Austrian writer (1830–1916)
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma — Empress Consort of the French from 1810 to 1814 and Monarch of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1814 to 1847
Marie de' Medici — Queen of France (1575-1642); second wife of King Henry IV of France

In stories & tradition

Marie (Lisa Simpson) — The Simpsons
Marie (Bella Swan) — Twilight · The Twilight Saga
Marie (Trillian) — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

What Maries become

Among 7,512 notable people named Marie:

Artists & writers appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (1830–1916).

Similar names: Mariah · Elsa · Martha · Carrie · Anne · Ariah

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