Girls' name · since 1880
Mamie
77,907 babies named Mamie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77,907
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
77,907 babies have been named Mamie since 1880, making it today's #6116 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mamie has been recorded 77,907 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #6116 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,116 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 77,907 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mamie ranks #448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,116 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 77,907 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77,907
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mamie's 77,907 recorded births place it above 99.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Mamie compares
77,907 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mamie's all-time total is 207x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mamie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 77,907 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,793 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mamie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mamie splits its recorded history at 1953: 8% of all births land in the more recent half, 92% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2004 (12 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 1,793 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mamie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 1,793
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mamie popularity over time - boys
278 total births recorded since 1887 (Mamie as boys' name)
Mamie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (14,806 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Mamie's strongest decade.
14,806 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Mamie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
6,330 births
- 1890s
1890s
10,085 births
- 1900s
1900s
10,618 births
- 1910s
1910s
14,550 births
- 1920s
1920s
14,806 births
- 1930s
1930s
8,216 births
- 1940s 5,765
1940s
5,765 births
- 1950s 3,588
1950s
3,588 births
- 1960s 1,646
1960s
1,646 births
- 1970s 816
1970s
816 births
- 1980s 558
1980s
558 births
- 1990s 330
1990s
330 births
- 2000s 245
2000s
245 births
- 2010s 230
2010s
230 births
- 2020s 124
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14,806 births (19% of all-time use).
How Mamie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mamie's total volume
Mamie by state
Where Mamie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6,336 | 8.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5,229 | 6.7% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 4,728 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 4,439 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 3,736 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 3,026 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 2,503 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 2,418 | 3.1% |
6,336 of 77,907 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Mamie appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mamie's data
- Mamie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (14,806 total births); usage has since declined to 124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Mamies (6,336 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mamie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mamie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.