Recorded 1922–1974 Girls' name Peak 1938 176 births

Marnette — girls' name

176 babies named Marnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s221940s371950s481960s391970s25
1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Marnette was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

12 babies were named Marnette in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Marnette between 1922 and 1974, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marnette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marnette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marnette 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 176 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.

Marnette at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

176

Since 1922

53 years of records

Peak year

1938

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1922

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1974

Marnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1922

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1938)
12
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
468101214 19741969196219561952194819421922 5

Marnette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
48 births that decade — 27% of Marnette's all-time total
1920s51930s221940s371950s481960s391970s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marnette?
176 babies have been named Marnette since 1922. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1938 with 12 births.
When was Marnette most popular?
Marnette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Marnette been used?
Marnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 53 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Marnette?
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, 1922–1974 (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.