Marie

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Maria in BR Brazil, ES Spain, AR Argentina and 13 more, Mary in US United States, GB United Kingdom, PH Philippines and 3 more, Мария in RU Russia, BG Bulgaria and Марія in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 24 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Marie is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Czech given name2.5M records spelled Marie10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, United States, Poland, United Kingdom

  Languages: Czech, Polish, Slovak

  Also written Márie, Marié, Mařie, Máríé, Mariê

• a separate given name2.1M records spelled Marie13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Mari-E, Marié, Mârie, Márie, Mariè

• Hindi given name136K records spelled Marie119 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Philippines, United Kingdom

  Languages: Hindi, Sinhala, Assamese

  Also written Mary, Meri, Marry, Merry, Mery

• Indonesian given name91K records spelled Marie15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Philippines, Madagascar

  Languages: Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay

  Also written Mar'Ie, 'Marie, Mar’ie, Mari'E, Märîè

• Finnish given name61K records spelled Marie9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Sweden, Philippines

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Märįę, Màrîè, Märië, Marié, Mariê

• French (Côte d’Ivoire) given name49K records spelled Marie2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Marié

• a separate given name38K records spelled Marie31 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden

  Also written Marié, Mârié, Måríé, Märïę, Mariê

126 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Marie is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Hebrew Miryam via Latin Maria; French form of Mary. Name-day/saint: the Virgin Mary.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In English, from Maria/Mary, ultimately from Hebrew; first attested Godfrey filius Marie 1189 Sol

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In Irish, French form of Mary, used today in Ireland.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In French, female given name, L Maria. This was the name of the mother of Christ in the New Testament, as well as several other New Testament figures. It derives from Aramaic Maryam (Hebr. Miryam), but the vernacular forms have been influenced by the Roman family name Marius (of uncertain origin). The Hebr. name is likewise of uncertain etymology, but perhaps means ‘Wished-for Child’, from an

  as a name·A dictionary of surnames

• nickname for a man newly married, from the past participle of marier ‘to marry’.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Léon Walrasb. 1834FRnot in their usual nameFrench mathematical economist (*1834 – †1910)
• Jean Jaurèsb. 1859FRnot in their usual nameFrench / Occitan socialist leader (1859-1914)
• Jean Monnetb. 1888FRnot in their usual nameFrench political economist regarded by as a chief architect of European unity (1888-1979)
• Leopold III of Belgiumb. 1901BEnot in their usual nameking of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983)
• Marguerite Yourcenarb. 1903USnot in their usual nameFrench novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
• Juliana of the Netherlandsb. 1909NLnot in their usual nameQueen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980 (1909-2004)
• Ruud Lubbersb. 1939NLnot in their usual namePrime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994
• Annie Ernauxb. 1940FRnot in their usual nameFrench writer (born 1940)
• Chris Evertb. 1954USnot in their usual nameAmerican former tennis player (born 1954)
• Filip van Belgiëb. 1960BEnot in their usual nameKing of the Belgians since 2013

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 2,342 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Marie?

We estimate roughly 21 million people bear Marie (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Marie have the most bearers?

Marie is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled maria.

How common is Marie compared with other names?

In Argentina, Marie is the most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Marie a male or female name?

Marie is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Marie mean?

Recorded meaning: French form of Mary, from Hebrew Miryam; meaning uncertain.