Recorded 1921–1957 Girls' name Peak 1940 26 births

Mardine — girls' name

26 babies named Mardine in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 girls have been named Mardine since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1957.

26
total births
1921–1957
years on record
1920s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Mardine was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mardine in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mardine

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Mardine between 1921 and 1957, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mardine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mardine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mardine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mardine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mardine at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

26

Since 1921

37 years of records

Peak year

1940

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1921

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1957

Mardine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1921

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1940)
6
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Mardine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 38% of Mardine's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mardine?
26 babies have been named Mardine since 1921. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1940 with 6 births.
When was Mardine most popular?
Mardine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Mardine been used?
Mardine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 37 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Mardine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.