Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Flower
- Finnish
- Welsh
- Bitter; a variant of Mary and favored prefix for blending with other names
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mari
Pronunciation
m(a)-ri
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #6513, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10695, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #466, 413 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1611, 129 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 129 |
| 2024 | 8 | 143 |
| 2023 | 13 | 155 |
| 2022 | 7 | 150 |
| 2021 | 10 | 139 |
| 2020 | – | 94 |
| 2019 | – | 114 |
| 2018 | 6 | 110 |
| 2017 | – | 120 |
| 2016 | – | 105 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #4782, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #742, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1052, 32 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 32 |
| 2024 | – | 37 |
| 2023 | – | 38 |
| 2022 | – | 28 |
| 2021 | 3 | 36 |
| 2020 | – | 29 |
| 2019 | – | 29 |
| 2018 | – | 27 |
| 2017 | – | 34 |
| 2016 | – | 34 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1906 (rank #462, 7 births); most recent 1922 (rank #621, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #851, 12 births); most recent 2020 (rank #5359, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | 3 |
| 2019 | – | 4 |
| 2018 | – | 6 |
| 2017 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | 4 |
| 2014 | – | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #758, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
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| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #256, 14 births); most recent 2005 (rank #687, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #429, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence