Girls' name · since 1952
Marnice
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Marnice, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marnice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 42 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Marnice recorded 42 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1977.
- #37,019 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marnice ranks #37,019 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #37,019 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marnice's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Marnice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marnice splits its recorded history at 1970: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marnice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1977
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Marnice by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (23 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Marnice's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Marnice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (55% of all-time use).
Marnice by state
Where Marnice concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 11 | 26.2% |
11 of 42 births nationwide.
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- Missouri records the most Marnices (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marnice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1952–1977 (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 Marnice 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.