Total births
1,049
Girls' name · since 1894
Maree
1,049 babies named Maree in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 1,049
- total births
- 1894–2020
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 14%
- born in that decade
Maree is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,049 have been recorded since 1894.
Maree has 1,049 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2020.
- 1,049 total births
- 1894–2020 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 14% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
1,049 girls have been named Maree since 1894, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2020.
- 1,049
- total births
- 1894–2020
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 14%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
14% of everyone ever named Maree was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
26 babies were named Maree in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Maree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maree splits its recorded history at 1961: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maree at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1894
Maree popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2020
- Peak year (1918)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Maree by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Maree's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Maree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s
1910s
148 births
- 1920s
1920s
148 births
- 1930s 44
1930s
44 births
- 1940s
1940s
83 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 148 births (14% of all-time use).
How Maree compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maree's total volume
Maree vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maree? ▼
1,049 babies have been named Maree since 1894. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1918 with 26 births.
When was Maree most popular? ▼
Maree was most popular in the 1910s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Maree been used? ▼
Maree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 127 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Maree? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Maree's data
- Maree's decade-level peak was the 1910s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maree
Nearby Names Like Maree
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maree
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Maree side by side: Maree vs Mary Maree vs Margaret Maree vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1894–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maree: Baby Name Since 1894 - 1,049 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maree. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maree draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.