unisex name
Marie-Joseph
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 12
- Births on record 2,275
Marie-Joseph is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 81% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1949, when 80 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Marie-Joseph over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 300 |
| 1910s | 235 |
| 1920s | 260 |
| 1930s | 250 |
| 1940s | 425 |
| 1950s | 470 |
| 1960s | 245 |
| 1970s | 75 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 2010s (to 2015) | 5 |
How popular is Marie-Joseph?
In 2015, Marie-Joseph was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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-Joseph
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marie-Joseph over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marie-Joseph
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marie-Joseph — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marie-Joseph
Is Marie-Joseph a girl's or a boy's name?
Marie-Joseph is used for both girls and boys. About 81% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Marie-Joseph most popular?
Marie-Joseph peaked in 1949, when 80 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.