U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Marie?

Marie was the #204 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Marie

264,225

About 1 in 1,254 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#204

More common than 99.6% of listed first names

Peak year

1920

12,774 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

474

#1,218 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 1,254

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.2% male99.8% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic62.4%
Black, non-Hispanic23.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.77%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.78%
Two or more races2.09%
Hispanic or Latino8.55%

Reading the result

Marie across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Marie reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1920, with 12,774 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 474 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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