Marie
#617 for girls in 2025, 474 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #7,971
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1904 · 3,595 births
- Debut · girls
- 471 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 78 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 540,077since 1880
Marie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #617 | 474 | — | |
| 2024 | #632 | 467 | — | |
| 2023 | #641 | 457 | — | |
| 2022 | #597 | 501 | — | |
| 2021 | #598 | 500 | — | |
| 2020 | #617 | 473 | — | |
| 2019 | #646 | 450 | — | |
| 2018 | #575 | 537 | — | |
| 2017 | #646 | 457 | — | |
| 2016 | #579 | 535 | — | |
| 2015 | #560 | 556 | — | |
| 2014 | #576 | 531 | — | |
| 2013 | #569 | 509 | — | |
| 2012 | #561 | 523 | — | |
| 2011 | #595 | 482 | — | |
| 2010 | #561 | 518 | — | |
| 2009 | #566 | 540 | — | |
| 2008 | #543 | 567 | — | |
| 2007 | #554 | 552 | — | |
| 2006 | #565 | 521 | — | |
| 2005 | #507 | 591 | — | |
| 2004 | #486 | 605 | — | |
| 2003 | #500 | 574 | — | |
| 2002 | #425 | 685 | — | |
| 2001 | #399 | 729 | — | |
| 2000 | #374 | 785 | — | |
| 1999 | #358 | 827 | — | |
| 1998 | #363 | 794 | — | |
| 1997 | #350 | 792 | — | |
| 1996 | #343 | 812 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #319 | 854 | — | |
| 1994 | #300 | 919 | — | |
| 1993 | #264 | 1,054 | — | |
| 1992 | #237 | 1,163 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #224 | 1,265 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | #213 | 1,343 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #195 | 1,377 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #191 | 1,437 | #3,523 | 14 |
| 1987 | #183 | 1,499 | #2,333 | 24 |
| 1986 | #176 | 1,524 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #178 | 1,511 | #2,357 | 22 |
| 1984 | #173 | 1,588 | #2,232 | 23 |
| 1983 | #161 | 1,749 | #2,272 | 22 |
| 1982 | #154 | 1,922 | #2,059 | 26 |
| 1981 | #143 | 1,990 | #2,680 | 17 |
| 1980 | #145 | 1,945 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #149 | 1,877 | #2,157 | 23 |
| 1978 | #148 | 1,862 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #149 | 1,913 | #2,665 | 16 |
| 1976 | #149 | 1,746 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #164 | 1,632 | #2,288 | 19 |
| 1974 | #176 | 1,508 | #2,459 | 16 |
| 1973 | #169 | 1,618 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #167 | 1,764 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #157 | 2,006 | #2,052 | 20 |
| 1970 | #154 | 2,184 | #1,939 | 21 |
| 1969 | #145 | 2,250 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #135 | 2,375 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #126 | 2,738 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #114 | 3,082 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #106 | 3,487 | #1,918 | 17 |
| 1964 | #110 | 3,789 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #109 | 4,006 | #1,902 | 18 |
| 1962 | #113 | 4,024 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #109 | 4,342 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #103 | 4,719 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1959 | #104 | 4,684 | #1,916 | 18 |
| 1958 | #106 | 4,488 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #98 | 4,862 | #2,190 | 14 |
| 1956 | #96 | 4,794 | #1,945 | 17 |
| 1955 | #92 | 4,925 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #79 | 5,310 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #86 | 4,955 | #2,038 | 15 |
| 1952 | #82 | 4,977 | #2,010 | 15 |
| 1951 | #78 | 5,046 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #72 | 5,222 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #67 | 5,306 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #60 | 5,786 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #57 | 6,057 | #1,988 | 15 |
| 1946 | #54 | 5,758 | #1,813 | 16 |
| 1945 | #49 | 5,084 | #1,445 | 21 |
| 1944 | #48 | 5,297 | #1,282 | 27 |
| 1943 | #45 | 5,980 | #1,280 | 29 |
| 1942 | #43 | 6,559 | #1,167 | 35 |
| 1941 | #42 | 6,152 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1940 | #41 | 5,542 | #1,334 | 25 |
| 1939 | #37 | 5,890 | #1,103 | 34 |
| 1938 | #37 | 5,958 | #1,149 | 32 |
| 1937 | #35 | 6,075 | #1,094 | 35 |
| 1936 | #33 | 6,132 | #1,068 | 36 |
| 1935 | #33 | 6,292 | #1,226 | 30 |
| 1934 | #34 | 6,326 | #1,092 | 36 |
| 1933 | #33 | 6,242 | #1,159 | 32 |
| 1932 | #31 | 6,913 | #1,141 | 35 |
| 1931 | #27 | 7,549 | #997 | 44 |
| 1930 | #26 | 8,426 | #1,235 | 33 |
| 1929 | #22 | 9,158 | #1,010 | 45 |
| 1928 | #21 | 9,286 | #1,111 | 40 |
| 1927 | #20 | 10,317 | #1,041 | 45 |
| 1926 | #18 | 10,629 | #902 | 55 |
| 1925 | #16 | 10,930 | #1,201 | 35 |
| 1924 | #14 | 11,575 | #1,223 | 35 |
| 1923 | #14 | 11,513 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1922 | #14 | 11,912 | #1,282 | 32 |
| 1921 | #14 | 12,501 | #1,178 | 37 |
| 1920 | #13 | 12,743 | #1,300 | 31 |
| 1919 | #12 | 12,008 | #1,139 | 37 |
| 1918 | #12 | 12,589 | #1,404 | 26 |
| 1917 | #12 | 11,813 | #1,322 | 27 |
| 1916 | #12 | 11,682 | #1,206 | 30 |
| 1915 | #11 | 11,363 | #1,068 | 36 |
| 1914 | #10 | 8,829 | #1,054 | 29 |
| 1913 | #10 | 7,353 | #777 | 37 |
| 1912 | #10 | 6,642 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1911 | #9 | 5,017 | #732 | 19 |
| 1910 | #9 | 4,790 | #677 | 19 |
| 1909 | #9 | 4,301 | #756 | 14 |
| 1908 | #10 | 4,076 | #566 | 20 |
| 1907 | #10 | 3,880 | #634 | 16 |
| 1906 | #11 | 3,690 | #613 | 15 |
| 1905 | #9 | 3,643 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #7 | 3,595 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #7 | 3,469 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #8 | 3,424 | #556 | 15 |
| 1901 | #7 | 3,157 | #596 | 12 |
| 1900 | #9 | 3,856 | #603 | 17 |
| 1899 | #8 | 3,156 | #714 | 9 |
| 1898 | #9 | 3,435 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #9 | 3,078 | #615 | 12 |
| 1896 | #9 | 3,087 | #900 | 7 |
| 1895 | #9 | 3,011 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #10 | 2,649 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #19 | 2,212 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #21 | 2,066 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #28 | 1,596 | #635 | 9 |
| 1890 | #28 | 1,563 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #30 | 1,436 | #722 | 8 |
| 1888 | #40 | 1,258 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #43 | 994 | — | |
| 1886 | #44 | 988 | — | |
| 1885 | #42 | 885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #49 | 746 | — | |
| 1883 | #53 | 622 | — | |
| 1882 | #52 | 591 | — | |
| 1881 | #54 | 499 | — | |
| 1880 | #55 | 471 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Marie was already there! It came in at #55, and was given to 471 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2003–2025, when fewer than 610 girls a year got the name.
Where Marie is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#9 · 1 in 37
- New Jersey#12 · 1 in 77
- Rhode Island#14 · 1 in 65
- Connecticut#16 · 1 in 78
- New York#16 · 1 in 90
Best ever in a state: #2 in Louisiana, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #9 | 10 | 1 in 37 |
| New Jersey | #12 | 336 | 1 in 77 |
| Rhode Island | #14 | 70 | 1 in 65 |
| Connecticut | #16 | 136 | 1 in 78 |
| New York | #16 | 994 | 1 in 90 |
| Massachusetts | #20 | 314 | 1 in 94 |
| Maine | #21 | 71 | 1 in 87 |
| Louisiana | #22 | 169 | 1 in 138 |
| Delaware | #24 | 22 | 1 in 72 |
| Vermont | #24 | 27 | 1 in 93 |
| New Mexico | #26 | 41 | 1 in 143 |
| Pennsylvania | #29 | 569 | 1 in 132 |
| Arizona | #32 | 36 | 1 in 135 |
| District of Columbia | #41 | 38 | 1 in 161 |
| Florida | #48 | 67 | 1 in 221 |
| Maryland | #48 | 66 | 1 in 197 |
| California | #50 | 227 | 1 in 220 |
| Utah | #51 | 26 | 1 in 193 |
| Wyoming | #51 | 10 | 1 in 166 |
| South Carolina | #52 | 102 | 1 in 215 |
| Wisconsin | #52 | 108 | 1 in 224 |
| New Hampshire | #53 | 21 | 1 in 158 |
| Illinois | #54 | 232 | 1 in 243 |
| North Carolina | #54 | 152 | 1 in 248 |
| Idaho | #55 | 19 | 1 in 225 |
| Montana | #55 | 21 | 1 in 204 |
| Michigan | #56 | 183 | 1 in 239 |
| Minnesota | #56 | 93 | 1 in 244 |
| Alabama | #59 | 119 | 1 in 248 |
| North Dakota | #62 | 22 | 1 in 242 |
| Georgia | #66 | 118 | 1 in 269 |
| Colorado | #67 | 34 | 1 in 267 |
| Mississippi | #68 | 80 | 1 in 283 |
| Tennessee | #68 | 92 | 1 in 306 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 17 | 1 in 278 |
| Virginia | #70 | 87 | 1 in 284 |
| Washington | #73 | 35 | 1 in 330 |
| Missouri | #75 | 75 | 1 in 373 |
| Nebraska | #76 | 25 | 1 in 370 |
| Ohio | #76 | 151 | 1 in 349 |
| Texas | #78 | 160 | 1 in 376 |
| Kentucky | #79 | 76 | 1 in 377 |
| Oklahoma | #80 | 54 | 1 in 373 |
| West Virginia | #82 | 48 | 1 in 394 |
| Oregon | #84 | 20 | 1 in 357 |
| Iowa | #86 | 45 | 1 in 438 |
| Arkansas | #93 | 49 | 1 in 390 |
| Kansas | #105 | 24 | 1 in 513 |
| Hawaii | #108 | 9 | 1 in 375 |
| Indiana | #113 | 42 | 1 in 639 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marie
- 15 spots since 2024 (#632 → #617)
- Same as 2020 (#617)
- 57 spots since 2015 (#560 → #617)
- Biggest jump: 71 spots in 2018 (#646 → #575)
- Biggest drop: 75 spots in 2003 (#425 → #500)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1904 at #7 (3,595 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 68 yrs later
- Top 10: 20 yrs · run 1894–1905
- Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 74 girls born in 1899 were named Marie (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,391 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #7 in 1904, was only 1 in 77 (1.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.5% of all girls named Marie (110,564) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,490 | #30 (1889) | #46 |
| 1890s | 25,853 | #8 (1899) | #15 |
| 1900s | 37,091 | #7 (1904) | #9 |
| 1910s | 92,086 | #9 (1911) | #11 |
| 1920s | 110,564 | #13 (1920) | #17 |
| 1930s | 65,803 | #26 (1930) | #33 |
| 1940s | 57,521 | #41 (1940) | #51 |
| 1950s | 49,263 | #72 (1950) | #89 |
| 1960s | 34,812 | #103 (1960) | #117 |
| 1970s | 18,110 | #148 (1978) | #158 |
| 1980s | 16,542 | #143 (1981) | #170 |
| 1990s | 9,823 | #213 (1990) | #297 |
| 2000s | 6,149 | #374 (2000) | #492 |
| 2010s | 5,098 | #560 (2015) | #587 |
| 2020s | 2,872 | #597 (2022) | #617 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marie in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 206 of them was named Marie, which outranked 99.2% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 46,367 of them was named Marie, which outranked 66.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,311Sid26
- #1,311Sol26
- #1,311Wallis26
- #1,334Marie25
- #1,334Anna25
- #1,334Augustin25
- #1,334Baldemar25
- #1,368Abram24
- #1,368Adelbert24
- #1,368Arnie24
Tied with 33 names at #1,334; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.