Girls' name · since 1943
Marney
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 460 babies named Marney, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 460
- born since 1943
- 1970s
- peak decade
460 girls have been named Marney since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marney has 460 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2024.
- #12,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 460 born since 1943
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marney ranks #12,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 460 born since 1943, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 460
- born since 1943
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marney's 460 recorded births place it above 82.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marney splits its recorded history at 1969: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2024
- Peak year (1969)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Marney by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (199 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Marney's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Marney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s
1970s
199 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 199 births (43% of all-time use).
Marney by state
Where Marney concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marney's data
- Marney's decade-level peak was the 1970s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marneys (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marney: 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 (~81 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, 1943–2024 (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 Marney 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.