UK girl's name
Marie-Claire
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2001. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Marie-Claire is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Marie-Claire popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2001 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3998, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 5 births.
This profile covers 14 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1996 to 2001. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 34 living people in the UK are called Marie-Claire. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2002 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Marie-Claire ranked #3998 for girls in England and Wales in 2001, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 5 girls were registered as Marie-Claire.
- • Marie-Claire ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #314 in 1997.
- • About 34 living people in the UK are estimated to have Marie-Claire as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3998
2001
Births in 2001
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
5 births
Estimated living
34
2026
Popularity
Marie-Claire over time
The chart below shows babies named Marie-Claire registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2001. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Marie-Claire, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2001, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marie-Claire by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Marie-Claire was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3998 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990s | #3440 | 11 | 3 |
Geography
Where Marie-Claire is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Marie-Claire. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Marie-Claire ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #314 in 1997.
Across the UK
Marie-Claire in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#639 in 1995
5 years of NRS records, 16 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#314 in 1997
1 years of NISRA records, 4 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Marie-Claire
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Marie-Claire Harrison
model
British model
1973-
Related
Names similar to Marie-Claire
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- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Marie-Claire: questions and answers
How popular is the name Marie-Claire in the UK right now?
In 2001, Marie-Claire was ranked #3998 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Marie-Claire most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 5 babies registered as Marie-Claire in England and Wales.
How many people are called Marie-Claire in the UK?
A total of 14 babies have been registered as Marie-Claire across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 16 more in Scotland and 4 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Marie-Claire most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Marie-Claire ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #314 in 1997. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.