Marie
“bitterness or beloved”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 98th
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,640
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,109
- −4.8% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1900
Meaning and origin of Marie
Marie is thought to mean “bitterness or beloved” and is of Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Marie in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
- Over recent years, Marie has been falling (−4.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Marie every 5.5 schools.
Marie in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
631st girls’ name55 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,809
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
628th girls’ name1,398 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,456−0.2% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
620th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,323
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
642nd girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,944
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,091st girls’ name93 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,256−3.6% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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