Girls' name · since 1886
Marianne
65,520 babies named Marianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,819 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,520
- born since 1886
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marianne is the #1819 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 65,520 recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Marianne recorded 65,520 times among girls since 1886, holding rank #1819 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,819 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 65,520 born since 1886
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marianne ranks #504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,819 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 65,520 born since 1886, peaking in the 1950s.
- #504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,819 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,520
- born since 1886
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marianne's 65,520 recorded births place it above 99.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marianne compares
65,520 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
Marianne's all-time total is 174x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marianne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65,520 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,023 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marianne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marianne's full recorded timeline at 1959, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 3,023 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marianne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 3,023
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Marianne popularity over time - boys
49 total births recorded since 1941 (Marianne as boys' name)
Marianne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (18,480 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Marianne's strongest decade.
18,480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Marianne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 44
1890s
44 births
- 1900s 159
1900s
159 births
- 1910s 1,201
1910s
1,201 births
- 1920s 2,858
1920s
2,858 births
- 1930s 6,610
1930s
6,610 births
- 1940s
1940s
11,946 births
- 1950s
1950s
18,480 births
- 1960s
1960s
11,948 births
- 1970s 4,730
1970s
4,730 births
- 1980s 3,292
1980s
3,292 births
- 1990s 1,577
1990s
1,577 births
- 2000s 1,147
2000s
1,147 births
- 2010s 963
2010s
963 births
- 2020s 554
2020s
554 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 18,480 births (28% of all-time use).
How Marianne 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 Marianne's total volume
Marianne by state
Where Marianne concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 9,683 | 14.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6,728 | 10.3% |
| #3 | California | | 5,621 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,900 | 7.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 4,124 | 6.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 3,908 | 6.0% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 3,240 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 3,217 | 4.9% |
9,683 of 65,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Marianne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marianne's data
- Marianne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (18,480 total births); usage has since declined to 554 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mariannes (9,683 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marianne
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marianne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Marianne 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.