girl's name
Marie-Christine
ma-ree-kris-TEEN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 15
- Births on record 76,221
Marie-Christine joins a name nobody can translate to one that is a title — Marie descends from Miriam, whose meaning is unrecovered, and Christine from Christos, the anointed one. It peaked in 1957, and holds 75,615 lifetime births.
- Marie-Christine is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1957, when 4,755 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1913.
Marie-Christine over time
Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2010s.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 20 |
| 1930s | 135 |
| 1940s | 4,105 |
| 1950s | 37,180 |
| 1960s | 27,440 |
| 1970s | 5,510 |
| 1980s | 925 |
| 1990s | 195 |
| 2000s | 70 |
| 2010s | 20 |
What Marie-Christine means
Marie-Christine joins Marie, whose meaning has never been established, to Christine, a follower of Christ. Only the second half of the compound has a settled sense.
Where Marie-Christine comes from
Marie-Christine is a French hyphenated compound of Marie, from the Hebrew Miriam, and Christine, from the Latin Christiana — a Christian. Christos translates the Hebrew mashiach, the anointed one, referring to the oil poured at a coronation, so the second element descends from a title rather than a personal name. Marie-Christine of Austria and Marie-Christine of Belgium both carried it, and the pairing became a standard Catholic compound in the twentieth century.
Marie-Christine in use
Marie-Christine peaked in France in 1957, when 4,755 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It no longer ranks in any of the six markets we track, across 76,221 lifetime births. It is the third Marie- compound in our gap band after Marie-Thérèse and Anne-Marie, and all three have left every chart.
How popular is Marie-Christine?
In 2019, Marie-Christine was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Marie-Christine is used
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.
How Marie-Christine is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mariechristine | Mariechristine is Marie-Christine written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #12,558. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Marie-Christine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marie-Christine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marie-Christine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Marie-Christine
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Marie-Christine in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Marie-Christine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marie-Christine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marie-Christine
What does the name Marie-Christine mean?
Marie, whose meaning is unrecovered, joined to Christine, a follower of Christ.
What does Christ mean?
The anointed one — translating the Hebrew mashiach, referring to oil poured at a coronation.
Is it one name or two?
One legal name in France — a hyphenated compound, not a first and middle name.
Does Marie-Christine still rank?
Not in any of the six markets we track, despite a 1957 French peak of 4,755 births.
Is Marie-Christine a girl's or a boy's name?
Marie-Christine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marie-Christine most popular?
Marie-Christine peaked in 1957, when 4,755 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Marie-Christine?
Marie-Christine is usually shortened to Mari.