Given name & surname
Mare
“star of the sea”·“from the sea of bitterness”·“a wished-for daughter”
Mare is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Mare is a variant of Mari. One Hebrew interpretation is “a wished-for daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mare is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Mare is a variant of Mari. One Hebrew interpretation is “a wished-for daughter.” Mare is a variant of Mar. One Spanish interpretation is “of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Mare is a diminutive of Marianne. An origin associated with Marianne is French. Mare is a variant of Mari. An origin associated with Mari is Hebrew. Mare is a variant of Mar. An origin associated with Mar is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Mare is a diminutive of Mary. In English usage, Mare is a diminutive of Maria.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mare through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 339
- 331 boys · 8 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 576 as a first name in 2020; 518 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mare’s family of names
In English usage, Mare is a diminutive of Mary. In Greenlandic usage, Mare has a related form in Mari. Mare has a related form in Mary.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mare has relatives in 3 languages.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mare
- Mare WinninghamAmerican actressborn 1959
- Mare DibabaEthiopian marathon runnerborn 1989
- Mare VintEstonian graphic artist (1942–2020)
- Mare KandreSwedish writer of Estonian origin (1962–2005)
- Marijan Marjanovićassociation football player (1904-1983)
- Mare MikoffEstonian sculptor (born 1941)
- Mare Advertencia LirikaZapotec Rapper, Feminist, from Periphery of Oaxaca City in Mexico, Migrantborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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