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Love the name Marie. It is also very Catholic in my mind, but doesn't mean it's a problem (raised Catholic here!)

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It's also often used in hyphenated names in French. For example:

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Marie-Ève
Marie-Louise
Marie-Josée
Marie-Julie
Marie-Christine
Marie-Andrée
Marie-Michelle
Marie-Claire
Marie-Claude
Marie-France
Marie-Hélène
Marie-Thérèse
Marie-Jeanne

I would only consider Marie as a first name, honestly. It's completely overdone as a middle name, especially in my generation (90s kid); but I've only ever met one person with the first name Marie in my entire life.

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Looking back at the name's U.S. popularity: for the Greatest Generation, Marie was on par with Olivia or Emma today, but even then it still didn't eclipse the (similar-sounding) juggernaut that was Mary. While Marie was initially more popular than Maria, sometime in the 1960s Maria won out and has been winning since - and Marie being more popular at all surprised me, though I suppose this depends on your ethnicity / social circle (I've actually known more Marias than Marys throughout my life, but both names are tired to my ears).

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Marie Anneliese
Marie Solange
Marie Cassandra
Marie Bernadette
Marie Caroline
Marie Celeste
Marie Estelle
Marie Francesca (this is super Italian-American)
Marie Genevieve
Marie Guinevere
Marie Helena
Marie Imogen
Marie Imelda
Marie Josephine
Marie Juniper
Marie Vesper
Marie Linnea
Marie Lisette
Marie Philippa
Marie Phyllida
Marie Seraphina
Marie Summer
Marie Tess (short and sweet)
Marie Tatiana
Marie Tatienne
Marie Valentine
Marie Velia (VEL-ee-ə)
Marie Viola
Marie Violet
Marie Vivian
Marie Vivienne
Marie Winifred
Marie Amaryllis
Marie Aveline
Marie Dominique
Marie Emmaline
Marie Emmeline
Marie Jasmine
Marie Kendall
Marie Letitia
Marie Sheridan
Marie Simone
Marie Stephania
Marie Tabitha
Marie Wilhelmina
Marie Veronica
Marie Veronique
Marie Artemis
Marie Celandine
Marie Cressida
Marie Damaris
Marie Damiana
Marie Damienne
Marie Ellavieve
Marie Nimue
Marie Pandora
Marie Pompeia
Marie Antigone

I love the name Marie; it’s a gorgeous choice, regardless of first or middle name. Though, Maria is one of my absolute favorite names, so I prefer that name to Marie.

This message was edited 9/7/2023, 5:45 AM

It's refreshing to see as a first name.

I love it. It's timeless, nice, and sweet.

I love Marie. Although, I have met 3 French speaking ones, and they were all lowkey annoyed by it...because it is/was so common they had to be known by their 2nd name.

This message was edited 9/6/2023, 2:36 PM

I've never met a real life Marie, and I bet it would be refreshing to see one. There's something pertly retro and brightly brisk about Marie that I really like. Makes me think of movies from the 60s about Americans in France. It's cute couture.

It's ok

I prefer Maria more, but Marie is good too.

I like it

I like Maria better, but Marie is a beautiful name too, and underused for a first name.

It's quite lovely. Staid and cosmopolitan.