Given name & surname
Maree
Maree is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Yola.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Yola usage, Maree developed from Maria. In Yola usage, Maree developed from Marie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maree through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,049
- 0 boys · 1,049 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 26 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 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 806 as a first name in 2020; 517 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.
Maree’s family of names
In Yola usage, Maree developed from the Latin form Maria. Maree has a related form in Marie. In Yola usage, Maree developed from Marie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maree has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maree
- Maree CheathamAmerican actressborn 1942
- Maree FishAustralian field hockey playerborn 1963
- Maree ToddScottish politician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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