girl's name
Marie-Claire
- Gender Girl
- Letters 12
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 36,535
Northern Ireland
#315
1997 births
Marie-Claire is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 1954, when 1,560 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Marie-Claire over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 125 |
| 1910s | 100 |
| 1920s | 250 |
| 1930s | 1,550 |
| 1940s | 7,775 |
| 1950s | 13,945 |
| 1960s | 8,530 |
| 1970s | 2,300 |
| 1980s | 1,005 |
| 1990s | 400 |
| 2000s | 130 |
| 2010s | 65 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Marie-Claire?
In 2025, Marie-Claire was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Marie-Claire 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-Claire is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Marieclaire | Marieclaire is Marie-Claire written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #13,663. | 73 |
Names that peaked alongside Marie-Claire
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marie-Claire also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marie-Claire over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marie-Claire
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marie-Claire — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marie-Claire
How popular is the name Marie-Claire?
In 2025, Marie-Claire was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Marie-Claire a girl's or a boy's name?
Marie-Claire is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marie-Claire most popular?
Marie-Claire peaked in 1954, when 1,560 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Marie-Claire a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marie-Claire currently ranks #3,444 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.