Girls' name · since 1880
Mammie
Mammie has 2,523 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,027 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,523
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mammie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,523 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Mammie recorded 2,523 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1986.
- #4,027 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,523 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mammie ranks #4,027 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,523 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,027 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,523
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mammie's 2,523 recorded births place it above 94.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Mammie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mammie's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mammie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1986
- Peak year (1924)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Mammie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (573 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Mammie's strongest decade.
573 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Mammie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 77
1880s
77 births
- 1890s 152
1890s
152 births
- 1900s
1900s
256 births
- 1910s
1910s
442 births
- 1920s
1920s
573 births
- 1930s
1930s
377 births
- 1940s
1940s
326 births
- 1950s 221
1950s
221 births
- 1960s 93
1960s
93 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 573 births (23% of all-time use).
How Mammie 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 Mammie's total volume
Mammie by state
Where Mammie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 186 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 175 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 170 | 6.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 123 | 4.9% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 122 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 57 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 49 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 31 | 1.2% |
186 of 2,523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Mammie appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mammie's data
- Mammie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (573 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Mammies (186 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mammie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1880–1986 (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 Mammie 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.