Total births
540,077
Girls' name · since 1880
Marie
540,077 babies named Marie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #632
- among girls today
- 540,077
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 96%
- more common than other girls
Marie currently ranks #632 among girls' names in America, with 540,077 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marie has been recorded 540,077 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #632 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #632 among girls today
- 540,077 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
- 96% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Marie is currently the #632 girls' name in America, more common than 96% of girls - 540,077 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #632
- among girls today
- 540,077
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 96%
- more common than other girls
Marie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#632
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 96% of names given to girls today.
1920s
Peak decade
20% of everyone ever named Marie was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
12,743 babies were named Marie in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
How Marie compares
540,077 Top 0% higher than 100% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marie's all-time total is 1,414x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 540,077 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12,743 | 48 | 19,840 |
Marie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marie's full recorded timeline at 1953, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 450 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 12,743 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marie at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
1920
Current rank
#632
Active since
1880
Marie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 12,743
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Marie popularity over time - boys
2,193 total births recorded since 1885 (Marie as boys' name)
Marie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Marie's strongest decade.
110,564 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Marie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 8,490
1880s
8,490 births
- 1890s 25,853
1890s
25,853 births
- 1900s 37,091
1900s
37,091 births
- 1910s
1910s
92,086 births
- 1920s
1920s
110,564 births
- 1930s
1930s
65,803 births
- 1940s
1940s
57,521 births
- 1950s
1950s
49,263 births
- 1960s 34,812
1960s
34,812 births
- 1970s 18,110
1970s
18,110 births
- 1980s 16,542
1980s
16,542 births
- 1990s 9,823
1990s
9,823 births
- 2000s 6,149
2000s
6,149 births
- 2010s 5,098
2010s
5,098 births
- 2020s 2,872
2020s
2,872 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 110,564 births (20% of all-time use).
How Marie 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 Marie's total volume
Marie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Marie by state
Where Marie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 66,977 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 46,880 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 24,958 | 4.6% |
| #4 | California | | 24,188 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 24,114 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 20,930 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 18,080 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 18,026 | 3.3% |
New York share of Marie's total US births 12.4%
Even split
66,977 of 540,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Marie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Marie? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 540,077 babies named Marie. Today it holds rank #632 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1920, with 12,743 births.
When was Marie most popular? ▼
Marie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 110,564 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Marie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Marie are New York (66,977 births), Pennsylvania (46,880 births), Illinois (24,958 births).
How long has the name Marie been used? ▼
Marie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Marie? ▼
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 Marie's data
- Marie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (110,564 total births); usage has since declined to 2,872 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Maries (66,977 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- 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 Marie
Nearby Names Like Marie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marie
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
Marilyn Girl
#665 373,791 births
Compare Marie side by side: Marie vs Mary Marie vs Margaret Marie vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marie
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–2025 (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. "Marie: #632 Girls' Name - 540,077 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marie. 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 Marie 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 June 2026.