Girls' name · since 1918
Marigene
137 babies named Marigene in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marigene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 137 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marigene has been recorded 137 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1918 to 1963.
- #23,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marigene ranks #23,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marigene's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marigene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marigene's full recorded timeline at 1944, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1946 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marigene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1963
- Peak year (1946)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Marigene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Marigene's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Marigene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marigene's data
- Marigene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Marigene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1918–1963 (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 Marigene 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.