With 2 480 292 bearers, Marie is the 2nd most common name in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2014 Data). With 1 132 178 bearers, Marie is the second most common name in France (2014 Data). With 881,214 bearers, Marie is the 1st most common name in Haiti (2014 Data). With 495 064 bearers, Marie is the 2nd most common name in Cameroon (2014 Data). With 436 222 bearers, Marie is the 2nd most common name in Madagascar (2014 Data). With 272 559 bearers, Marie is the 4th most common name in the Czech Republic/Czechia (2014 Data). With 195 871 bearers, Marie is the 1st most common name in Mauritius (2014 Data). With 112 397 bearers, Marie is the 7th most common name in Rwanda (2014 Data). With 88 776 bearers, Marie is the 6th most common name in Belgium (2014 Data). With 81 826 bearers, Marie is the 6th most common name in Burundi (2014 Data). With 68 807 bearers, Marie is the 1st most common name in Benin (2014 Data). With 17 359 bearers, Marie is the 2nd most common name in Gabon (2014 Data). With 9 896 bearers, Marie is the 3rd most common name in Luxembourg (2014 Data). With 3 367 bearers, Marie is the 3rd most common in Vanuatu (2014 Data). With 2 239 bearers, Marie is the 8th most common name in New Caledonia (2014 Data). With 1 964 bearers, Marie is the 3rd most common name in Saint Lucia (2014 Data). With 1 536 bearers, Marie is the 1st most common name in the Seychelles (2014 Data). With 1 285 bearers, Marie is the 1st most common name in Wallis and Futuna (2014 Data). With 998 bearers, Marie is the 3rd most common name in Saint Martin (2014 Data). With 535 bearers, Marie is the 9th most common name in Greenland (2014 Data). With 276 bearers, Marie is the 3rd most common name in Turks and Caicos Islands (2014 Data). Overall, with 8 017 245 bearers, Marie is the 34th most common name in the world (2014 Data).Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/marieNote: Sorry that this post is so long.
I don’t understand why it’s labeled Feminine and Masculine. It sounds far more feminine than masculine. Marie’s really unusual as a boy’s name. It’s normal as a girl’s name, especially as a middle name. You guys were so obsessed of how common Marie is as a girl’s middle name and it being overused and plain that I am the first one to comment the wonders of it being a boy’s name. I wouldn’t name my son this or give it to him as a middle name. I wouldn’t advise you guys to either. Naming a boy Marie is like naming a girl John.
― Anonymous User 11/3/2018
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The name is also labelled masculine because, in France, it was given to boys from the middle of the 19th-century throughout the 20th-century, pairings such as Jean-Marie or François-Marie are proofs of that. Giving Marie as a first or a middle name is now only common in devout Catholic families, so outside of that, I don't think people were ever considering it for their baby boy's name.
In 2018, 83 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Marie who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 172nd most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/5/2018
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Marie was an extremely common name in France in the first half of the 1900s. It ranked at #1 in 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, and 1955. It fell to #3 in 1960 (behind Catherine and Sylvie), #10 in 1965 and was off the charts by 1970; however, it had a brief comeback in the 1980s. It ranked at #7 in 1980, #4 in 1985 (behind Aurélie, Émilie and Julie), #5 in 1990 (behind Élodie, Laura, Julie and Marine), #2 in 1995 (behind Manon) and #6 in 2000 before falling out of the top 10 by 2005.
Marie is a very popular and traditional name in France. It was the most common name given to girls born in the 20th century. Although it is no longer ranked #1, it is still quite popular. Personally, I adore this name. It's nowhere near as common in the US, which makes it so unique and beautiful. I would seriously consider naming my daughter this =)
In France, Marie is often used as a hyphenated name, such as Marie-Ange, Marie-Anne, Marie-France, Marie-Jeanne, Marie-Rose, Marie-Claire and Marie-Hélène. Marie is also an anagram of _aimer_, which means _to like/love_ in French.
Actually, I don't think that many young girls in the Czech republic favor their name "Marie" - it's usually considered a very old-fashioned name, because almost every child has a granny named "Marie". So, girls named "Marie" often go by nicknames: Mája ("Maa-ya"), Máňa ("Maa-nya"), or Mary (the english name). But, of course, not all of them.
This name is often used as a middle name for boys as well in Catholic countries such as Belgium and Spain. Nearly every man in the Belgian royal family has this as one of his many middle names!