Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇳🇱 Mareike
/mah · RYE · keh/
Meaning
“Latin family name turned given name”
Low German and Frisian feminine form of Maria; particularly popular in northern Germany and the Netherlands in the late 20th century.
Nicknames
marei
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Peaked in northern Germany in the 1970s and 80s; a generational marker now.
The cultural moment.
Popular in northern Germany and the Netherlands through the 1970s to 1990s; declining.