Girls' name · since 1946
Marni
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 3,415 babies named Marni, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,682 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,415
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marni currently ranks #4682 among girls' names in America, with 3,415 babies recorded since 1946.
Marni has 3,415 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4682 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, 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 1946 to 2025.
- #3,313 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,682 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,415 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marni ranks #3,313 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,682 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,415 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,682 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,415
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marni's 3,415 recorded births place it above 95.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marni compares
3,415 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marni's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,415 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 253 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marni splits its recorded history at 1986: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1948 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 253 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marni popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 253
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Marni popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1972 (Marni as boys' name)
Marni by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,315 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Marni's strongest decade.
1,315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Marni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 96
1950s
96 births
- 1960s
1960s
955 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,315 births
- 1980s 422
1980s
422 births
- 1990s 220
1990s
220 births
- 2000s 128
2000s
128 births
- 2010s 141
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 114
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,315 births (39% of all-time use).
How Marni compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marni's total volume
Marni by state
Where Marni concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 470 | 13.8% |
| #2 | California | | 397 | 11.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 107 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 90 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 87 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 79 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 53 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 52 | 1.5% |
470 of 3,415 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Marni appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marni's data
- Marni's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,315 total births); usage has since declined to 114 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marnis (470 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Marni: 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 (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Marni 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.