Unisex name · since 1919
Marnell
Marnell has 245 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marnell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 245 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marnell has been recorded 245 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1979.
- #17,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 245 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marnell ranks #17,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #17,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 245
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marnell's 245 recorded births place it above 75.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marnell's full recorded timeline at 1945, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marnell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1979
- Peak year (1952)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Marnell popularity over time - boys
32 total births recorded since 1969 (Marnell as boys' name)
Marnell by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (56 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Marnell's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Marnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 56 births (23% of all-time use).
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- Marnell's decade-level peak was the 1940s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1970s -- 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 Marnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1919–1979 (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 Marnell 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.