Marie
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Marie is the French form of Mary, meaning “bitter.” Marie was the second most popular U.S. name in the 1920s and remains a middle ground between Mary and Maria. Marie Curie, the first woman awarded a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive two, is a famous namesake, as is Marie Antoinette.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Marie in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Marie against each list of names.
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Italian
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Romanian
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Russian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Marie is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Marie in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 474 girls were named Marie, making it the #617 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 540,077 girls have been named Marie, with the most (12,743) in 1920. It is most common, relative to births, in South Dakota, Idaho and Colorado.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Marie in other languages
- Maria Arabic, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish
- Marija Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Slovenian
- Maire Estonian, Finnish
- Mare Dutch, Estonian
- Mary Dutch, English
- Mária Hungarian, Slovak
- Мария Bulgarian, Russian
- Amarie French
- Mari Icelandic
- Marietta Polish
- Martie English
- María Spanish
Marie name days
- September 12 Czech Republic
- August 15 France
- January 1 France
- March 25 Norway
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Marie
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Marie, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Marie (Category 2) | 2026 | Eastern Pacific | 157 km/h |
| Hurricane Marie (Category 4) | 2020 | Eastern Pacific | 222 km/h |
| Hurricane Marie (Category 5) | 2014 | Eastern Pacific | 259 km/h |
| Hurricane Marie (Category 1) | 2008 | Eastern Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Typhoon Marie (Category 2) | 1997 | Western Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Hurricane Marie (Category 4) | 1990 | Eastern Pacific | 222 km/h |
| Hurricane Marie (Category 1) | 1984 | Eastern Pacific | 148 km/h |
| Typhoon Marie (Category 4) | 1976 | Western Pacific | 213 km/h |
| Typhoon Marie (Category 4) | 1972 | Western Pacific | 213 km/h |
| Tropical storm Marie | 1969 | Western Pacific | 93 km/h |
…and 6 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Marie
There are 193 towns and villages with Marie in their name, in 24 countries.
🇫🇷 France 77🇭🇹 Haiti 27🇨🇦 Canada 22🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 15🇺🇸 United States 14🇧🇪 Belgium 8🇲🇶 Martinique 4🇲🇺 Mauritius 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Ville-Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 104,944 | Map |
| Sainte-Marie | 🇷🇪 Reunion | 34,344 | Map |
| Sainte-Marie | 🇲🇶 Martinique | 20,380 | Map |
| Sainte-Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 13,565 | Map |
| Dame-Marie | Grand'Anse, 🇭🇹 Haiti | 6,036 | Map |
| Ville-Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 2,831 | Map |
| Sainte-Marie | Brittany, 🇫🇷 France | 1,949 | Map |
| Sainte-Marie | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 🇫🇷 France | 738 | Map |
| Sante Marie | Abruzzo, 🇮🇹 Italy | 558 | Map |
| Sainte-Marie | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 266 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Marie
There are 142 lakes and reservoirs with Marie in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 92🇺🇸 United States 49🇫🇷 France 1
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| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Marie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Marie songs
59 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Marie in their title. The best known:
- (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame – Elvis Presley (1961)
- Absolutely Sweet Marie – Bob Dylan (1966)
- Marie-Magdeleine – Jules Massenet (1850)
- Je vais me marier, Marie – Patrick Juvet
- Marie Victoire – Nelly Miricioiu (1913)
- Marie-Blanche – Guy Bonnet (1970)
- Marie – Johnny Hallyday (2002)
- Marie Taglioni-Polka – Johann Strauss II
- Cantata for the Wedding of Emperor Napoleon and Marie-Louise of Austria (1810)
- Marie Laveau – Bobby Bare (1974)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Marie
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Marie.
Marie Amachoukeli
Marie Drucker
Marie Gayot
Marie Gillain
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Fictional characters named Marie
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Marie as a pet name
FurryName has found 43 dogs named Marie in public pet registers, making it the #3,925 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (23), Burlington (1), Zurich (1). Marie as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Marie in public pet registers, making it the #1,582 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (2), Toronto (2), Tacoma (1). Marie as a cat name →
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