Girls' name · since 1918
Marne
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.
- #8,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 849
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 849 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marne has been recorded 849 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. 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 2000.
- #8,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 849 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marne ranks #8,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 849 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 849
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marne's 849 recorded births place it above 88.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Marne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marne's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2000
- Peak year (1969)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Marne popularity over time - boys
38 total births recorded since 1918 (Marne as boys' name)
Marne by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (297 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Marne's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Marne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s
1960s
239 births
- 1970s
1970s
297 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 297 births (35% of all-time use).
How Marne 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 Marne's total volume
Marne by state
Where Marne concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| 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% |
26 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marne's data
- Marne's decade-level peak was the 1970s (297 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marnes (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Marne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1918–2000 (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 Marne 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.