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Marie-Catherine

mah-REE-kah-TREEN (French)

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 15
  • Births on record 3,722

Marie-Catherine is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2016 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for France.

  • Marie-Catherine is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1954, when 160 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 4 syllables.

Marie-Catherine Over Time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2010s.

1,265
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Marie-Catherine by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 70
1910s 30
1920s 35
1930s 30
1940s 320
1950s 1,265
1960s 1,010
1970s 510
1980s 235
1990s 70
2000s 20
2010s 10

How Popular Is Marie-Catherine?

In 2016, Marie-Catherine was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for France.

Where Marie-Catherine Is Used

Canada #2,857 5 in 2005
France #5,688 5 in 2016

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Marie-Catherine

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How to Say Marie-Catherine

  • French mah-REE-kah-TREEN

Sibling Names for Marie-Catherine

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Marie-Catherine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Marie-Catherine

Is Marie-Catherine a girl's or a boy's name?

Marie-Catherine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Marie-Catherine?

Marie-Catherine has 4 syllables.

When was Marie-Catherine most popular?

Marie-Catherine peaked in 1954, when 160 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.