Girls' name · since 1987
Marnesha
Marnesha has 84 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
84 girls have been named Marnesha since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marnesha recorded 84 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2003.
- #29,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marnesha ranks #29,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marnesha's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marnesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marnesha's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marnesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2003
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Marnesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 70% of the file).
1990s was Marnesha's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Marnesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Marnesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Marnesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1987–2003 (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 Marnesha 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.