Recorded 1918–2000 Girls' name Peak 1969 849 births

Marne — girls' name

849 babies named Marne in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s61930s51940s481950s831960s2391970s2971980s941990s462000s7
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Marne was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

67 babies were named Marne in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marne

The Social Security Administration has registered 849 babies named Marne between 1918 and 2000, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marne performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 297 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Marne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Marne in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marne 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 849 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.

Marne at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

849

Since 1918

83 years of records

Peak year

1969

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1918

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2000

Marne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1918

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1969)
67
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
020406080 200019901982197519681961195319461918 24

Marne popularity over time — boys

38 total births recorded since 1918 (Marne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
05101520 19531947192019191918 17

Marne by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
297 births that decade — 35% of Marne's all-time total
1910s241920s61930s51940s481950s831960s2391970s2971980s941990s462000s7

Marne by state

Where Marne concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Marne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 3.1%
#2 Ohio
11 1.3%
#3 Pennsylvania
11 1.3%
#4 Wisconsin
7 0.8%
#5 Michigan
6 0.7%
#6 Colorado
5 0.6%
#7 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Marne's total US births 3.1%
Even split

26 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marne?
849 babies have been named Marne since 1918. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1969 with 67 births.
When was Marne most popular?
Marne was most popular in the 1970s decade with 297 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Marne most popular?
The top states for the name Marne are California (26 births), Ohio (11 births), Pennsylvania (11 births).
How long has the name Marne been used?
Marne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 83 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Marne?
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, 1918–2000 (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.