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The baby name Marie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /məˈriː/ (mə-REE); French: /maʁi/ (ma-REE).

Marie is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: English: /məˈriː/ (mə-REE); French: /maʁi/ (ma-REE)

What is the meaning of the name Marie ?

The baby name Marie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /məˈriː/ (mə-REE); French: /maʁi/ (ma-REE).

Marie is Greek in Origin.

Marie is the French and German form of Mary, ultimately from Latin Maria, Greek Maria/Mariam, and Hebrew Miryam. Its meaning is uncertain; proposals include beloved, wished-for child, rebellious, or sea/bitterness. In Christian tradition it was poetically linked to star of the sea (Stella Maris), a title of the Virgin. Phonetic simplicity and pan-European familiarity helped the name travel widely.

Long favored in Catholic Europe, Marie dominated in France and was common across Germany, Scandinavia, and Central Europe, often as a devotional middle or compound (Anne-Marie, Marie-Claire), and even as a masculine second element in France (Jean-Marie, Pierre-Marie). It ranked high in the United States in the early 1900s, later settling as a classic. International variants include Maria, Mary, Máire (Irish), Màiri/Mairi (Gaelic), Marija (Slavic), Miriam, Mariam, Maryam. Diminutives and related forms: Marita, Mariette, Mariel, Marielle, Mimi, Rie, Mae/May, and Mia.

Marie has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Marie

Marie de' Medici Politician · Born 1575 · France Marie de' Medici is best known as the queen consort of France and Navarre and later as regent for her young son, Louis XIII. The Italian-born noblewoman, also known in French as Marie de Médicis, was the second wife of King Henry IV and ruled France as regent from 1610 to 1617. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca Politician · Born 1958 · Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca is best known for serving as the president of Malta from 2014 to 2019. She is a Maltese politician and has also been president of Eurochild since 2019. Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium Actor · Born 1951 · Belgium Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium is a member of the Belgian royal family, known for her role as an actress. Born in 1951, she has been involved in various artistic pursuits over the years.
Marie de Coucy Royal · Born 1218 · Scotland Marie de Coucy was best known as Queen of Alba, becoming queen through her marriage to King Alexander II of Scotland. She lived from about 1218 to 1285 and was a noblewoman from the powerful French house of Coucy. Marie of Blois, Duchess of Anjou Royal · Born 1345 Marie of Blois was best known as Duchess of Anjou through her marriage to Louis I, Duke of Anjou. She was the daughter of Joan of Penthièvre and Charles of Blois, and she also held the titles Countess of Maine, Duchess of Touraine, titular Queen of Naples and Jerusalem, and Countess of Provence.

Celebrity babies named Marie

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Marie Trintignant Nadine Trintignant film director ★★★★★ Jean-Louis Trintignant film director ★★★★★
Marie Dressler Marie Dressler film director ★★★★★
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily singer ★★★★★

Marie – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2024 #1 — 911
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
CM Girls 0 #1 9,045 11,671
Austria Girls 2024 #3 518 60
CM 0 #5 66 2,592
HT Girls 0 #7 19 950
BF 0 #9 2 188
MV Girls 0 #9 34 2,021
BF Girls 0 #13 5 315
CZ Girls 0 #13 8,350 5,378
IR Girls 0 #14 9,147 8,334
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
MV 0 #15 5 644
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
BI Girls 0 #19 15 726
HN 0 #22 1 704
LU 0 #25 43 2,830
BF Boys 0 #26 1 439
DJ Girls 0 #26 4 488
LU Girls 0 #26 274 4,850
Belgium Girls 2024 #27 219 424
PR Girls 0 #27 235 3,171
JM Girls 0 #28 475 7,507
NL Girls 2014 #29 76 73
BN 0 #29 4 2,297
DK Girls 0 #30 1,241 7,429
PH Girls 0 #31 781 13,098
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
EE 0 #35 3 1,051
KW Girls 0 #35 1,146 19,177
MT 0 #35 9 1,767
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
Norway Girls 2025 #37 138 453
PH 0 #37 60 5,607
DK 0 #39 309 5,198
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
IR 0 #40 484 4,221
CZ 0 #41 440 3,154
BI Boys 0 #42 3 917
PR 0 #43 13 1,497
GE 0 #44 1 997
MU Girls 0 #49 876 8,539
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
CY 0 #57 4 1,632
JM 0 #62 26 3,714
JP 0 #62 16 4,057
AL 0 #64 12 2,372
MT Girls 0 #67 89 3,773
QA 0 #69 32 7,011
LB 0 #70 2,234 13,263
QA Girls 0 #74 333 15,378
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
France Girls 2021 #83 641 3,185
OM Girls 0 #83 395 15,987
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
BN Girls 0 #88 19 5,459
Germany Girls 0 #89 4,825 4,949
CY Girls 0 #92 30 3,755
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
MU 0 #93 46 3,613
OM 0 #93 24 6,215
EE Girls 0 #96 43 1,888
JP Girls 0 #96 190 6,592
ID Girls 0 #97 6 3,319
Switzerland Girls 2024 #98 38 1,786
KW 0 #98 19 5,216
TW 0 #101 3 4,523
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
AL Girls 0 #104 148 4,141
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
ZA Girls 0 #105 4,924 25,928
GR 0 #110 25 3,911
PA 0 #115 16 3,797
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
AE 0 #127 51 10,220
Germany 0 #129 482 2,542
Austria Girls 0 #131 578 1,885
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
CR 0 #139 20 5,526
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
NA Girls 0 #140 86 7,146
GR Girls 0 #145 101 6,293
BW Girls 0 #146 6 4,216
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
Austria 0 #154 61 850
AE Girls 0 #155 504 20,968
MO Girls 0 #164 90 7,056
UY 0 #167 11 2,477
RU 0 #170 20 3,641
SI Girls 0 #173 5 2,769
SG 0 #174 97 11,010
Sweden Girls 2022 #175 5 1,568
PR Boys 0 #175 4 2,508
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
AR 0 #185 9 2,915
AO Girls 0 #187 23 4,575
SG Girls 0 #196 581 18,916
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
PS 0 #205 14 5,692
BG Girls 0 #210 14 3,559
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
ZA 0 #211 244 14,421
HU Girls 0 #212 12 3,308
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
Canada Girls 2024 #220 66 2,795
RU Girls 0 #223 428 11,913
EC Girls 0 #229 11 3,650
MO Boys 0 #230 5 5,842
PT 0 #232 15 4,161
GH 0 #234 10 5,396
Finland Girls 0 #238 189 1,368
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
TW Girls 0 #243 34 8,139
CM Boys 0 #245 449 12,054
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
NG 0 #249 16 5,926
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
HR Girls 0 #259 31 3,687
IL 0 #259 16 6,291
NL Girls 0 #260 1,401 5,933
CZ Boys 0 #264 41 6,530
SA 0 #265 31 10,560
Finland 0 #267 41 830
SA Girls 0 #268 987 25,931
HK Girls 0 #269 483 16,104
GH Girls 0 #273 52 6,973
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
PE 0 #276 35 6,350
JM Boys 0 #285 9 6,876
JO Girls 0 #288 38 7,570
Canada Boys 1998 #289 5 1,858
PA Girls 0 #290 202 9,861
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #297 7 5,122
GT 0 #299 16 5,948
PT Girls 0 #299 165 7,952
Finland Girls 2026 #300 1,025 3,895
HK 0 #303 46 8,483
NL 0 #305 87 2,481
KZ Girls 0 #306 15 5,862
CN Girls 0 #307 43 8,829
EG 0 #307 97 6,387
MY 0 #309 22 12,352
MU Boys 0 #316 42 8,477
SD Girls 0 #326 20 7,678
CR Girls 0 #327 220 11,342
PL Girls 0 #327 28 5,096
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
BH 0 #341 215 17,937
Spain 0 #342 111 2,326
BR 0 #353 8 5,969
GT Girls 0 #354 159 7,500
MX 0 #359 55 8,339
PH Boys 0 #359 25 11,440
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
YE 0 #363 19 8,639
France Boys 1997 #364 3 2,021
JO Boys 0 #365 13 7,057
BO 0 #369 13 6,868
CL 0 #379 33 6,867
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
BD Girls 0 #399 8 8,413
UY Girls 0 #403 110 6,731
PS Girls 0 #411 114 10,981
CO 0 #431 50 7,768
AR Girls 0 #435 172 8,289
DZ 0 #436 1,238 20,130
TN 0 #449 497 13,765
Spain Girls 0 #451 755 5,561
IL Girls 0 #454 167 11,648
EG Girls 0 #458 703 14,742
IQ Girls 0 #459 46 11,303
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
LY 0 #464 72 12,703
SY 0 #467 293 11,684
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
MA 0 #489 1,032 20,986
BO Girls 0 #492 120 9,488
CL Girls 0 #492 419 14,098
IT 0 #493 231 4,183
GT Boys 0 #494 6 7,625
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
United States Girls 2024 #503 461 8,487
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
IT Girls 0 #506 1,819 9,415
HK Boys 0 #509 19 12,905
NG Girls 0 #516 303 15,093
IR Boys 0 #518 35 10,162
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
PS Boys 0 #553 9 10,655
PE Girls 0 #571 447 14,861
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
IN Girls 0 #604 28 13,121
MY Girls 0 #610 413 24,821
BO Boys 0 #614 9 9,244
IL Boys 0 #617 9 10,983
KW Boys 0 #629 141 18,755
MX Girls 0 #630 752 17,781
IQ Boys 0 #645 23 13,071
CL Boys 0 #655 11 13,390
CO Girls 0 #660 493 16,140
QA Boys 0 #662 46 18,093
SG Boys 0 #678 20 17,960
OM Boys 0 #714 168 17,948
BR Girls 0 #761 182 12,708
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
EG Boys 0 #853 34 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #899 54 5,697
NL Boys 0 #906 46 5,873
Spain Boys 0 #916 15 5,610
PE Boys 0 #918 9 14,506
NG Boys 0 #939 13 16,906
MX Boys 0 #971 12 16,355
CO Boys 0 #977 5 15,656
IN Boys 0 #1,032 8 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,068 25 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,077 102 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,089 23 25,439
TR 0 #1,112 100 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,437 35 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,523 92 28,008

Marie is popular in 97 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
NL
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Marie

Marie is predominantly a girl's name.
Marie is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: /məˈriː/ (mə-REE); French: /maʁi/ (ma-REE).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Maria, Mary, Miriam, Mariam, Mariah and Mariette.
Across languages, Marie has these equivalents: 'Russian': 'Мария (Mariya), 'Hebrew': 'מרים (Miriam), 'Arabic': 'مريم (Maryam/Meryam), 'Greek': 'Μαρία (Maria), 'Chinese': '玛丽 (Mǎlì), and 2 more.
Yes, very popular — Marie ranked #1 in Ireland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Marie ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2024).
Marie's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #34 in 2011 to #83 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 5 notable people named Marie are in our database, including Marie de' Medici (Politician), Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (Politician), Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (Actor).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Marie for their child, including Nadine Trintignant and Jean-Louis Trintignant.