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Mari

/ˈmɑɹi/ · 100% girls · 135 born in 2025

Mari has been given to about 16,645 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 14,953
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mari per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 412
  • Born in 2025135
  • All time16,645
  • England & Wales, 202532

How popular is Mari?

Its best year was 1957, when 412 babies were given the name, ranking 467th. The typical living American called Mari is about 50 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Mari

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kari0.81
  2. Ari0.81
  3. Amari0.80
  4. Cari0.81
  5. Mary0.78
  6. Marci0.79
  7. Marti0.79
  8. Karri0.78

Middle names for Mari

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mari Catherine0.84
  2. Mari Josephine0.84
  3. Mari Rose0.83
  4. Mari Grace0.83
  5. Mari Jane0.83
  6. Mari Louise0.83

Sibling names for Mari

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.94
  2. Georginasister · 0.93
  3. Laurelsister · 0.92
  4. Claybrother · 0.91
  5. Rudybrother · 0.90
  6. Gwensister · 0.89

Where Mari is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%
  2. Washington0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mari Reyes0.78
  2. Mari Nguyen0.78
  3. Mari Lee0.78
  4. Mari Hall0.78
  5. Mari Green0.78
  6. Mari Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mari

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mari across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.