Mari is a distinctive choice, ranked #1051 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mari in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1051
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About the Name Mari
Mari is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 175 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #717 in 2006 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mari is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mari in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Mari
Mari Boine โ Mari Boine is a Norwegian Sรกmi singer.
Mari Lund Arnem โ Mari Lund Arnem is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.
Mari Kodama โ Mari Kodama (ๅ ็ ้บป้, Kodama Mari) is a classical pianist who has performed in Europe, North America and Japan.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mari
Unlikely. With around 32 UK babies named Mari per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mari in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mari has been fairly steady, ranked #1,051 in 2025 against #1,127 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #717 in 2006.
Mari is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mari include: Mari Boine, Mari Lund Arnem and Mari Kodama. Short summaries for each appear below.
Mari does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Maris in the wild.
32
UK babies named Mari (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 76 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mari
Almost certainly the only Mari in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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