unisex name

Marice

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 1,187

Ireland

#505

1972 births

Marice is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 40% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2011 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1971, when 36 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1919.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Marice over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

293
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Marice by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 6
1920s 80
1930s 79
1940s 52
1950s 113
1960s 147
1970s 293
1980s 232
1990s 111
2000s 52
2010s (to 2011) 19

How popular is Marice?

In 2011, Marice was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Marice is used

Ireland #505 3 in 1972
United States #7,097 11 in 2011

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Marice

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Marice also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marice over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Marice

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marice — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Marice

How popular is the name Marice?

In 2011, Marice was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Marice a girl's or a boy's name?

Marice is used for both girls and boys. About 40% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Marice?

Marice has 2 syllables.

When was Marice most popular?

Marice peaked in 1971, when 36 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.