US rank #15505 Girls' name Peak 1970 409 births

Marnee — #15505 US girls' name

409 babies named Marnee in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s291950s431960s1001970s1651980s491990s122010s62020s5
#15505
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Marnee was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

25 babies were named Marnee in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marnee

The Social Security Administration has registered 409 babies named Marnee between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marnee currently holds the #15505 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marnee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marnee 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 . In total, SSA state-level files list Marnee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marnee 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 409 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.

Marnee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

409

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

1970

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#15,505

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marnee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
25
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
051015202530 20241986197819721966195719491944 5

Marnee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
165 births that decade — 40% of Marnee's all-time total
1940s291950s431960s1001970s1651980s491990s122010s62020s5

Marnee by state

Where Marnee concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marnee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 6.4%
California share of Marnee's total US births 6.4%

26 of 409 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marnee?
409 babies have been named Marnee since 1944. It currently ranks #15505 among girls. The peak year was 1970 with 25 births.
When was Marnee most popular?
Marnee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Marnee most popular?
The top states for the name Marnee are California (26 births).
How long has the name Marnee been used?
Marnee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marnee?
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.

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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, 1944–2024 (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.