Girls' name · since 1915

Marnie

Marnie has 6,141 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,259 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,177 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,141
born since 1915
1970s
peak decade

Yes -- Marnie is the #2177 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,141 recorded since 1915.

Marnie has 6,141 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2177 as of the latest data, more common than 87% 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 1915 to 2025.

  • #2,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,177 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 6,141 born since 1915
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marnie ranks #2,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,177 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,141 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.

#2,259 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,177 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
6,141
born since 1915
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%87.4%
Marnie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Marnie's 6,141 recorded births place it above 96.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

41 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Marnie compares

6,141 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Marnie's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Marnie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 6,141 376 567,345
Peak-year births 510 21 19,840

Marnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Marnie's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 510, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Marnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1969)
510
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
0200400600 191519421955196819811994200720202025 85

Marnie by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (2,263 births, 37% of the file).

1970s was Marnie's strongest decade.

2,263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Marnie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,263 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Marnie 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 Marnie's total volume

Marnie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -47, 7%-80, 3.3%-49, 7.8%-138, 6%-105, 3.5%-111, 2.2%-105, 9.9%-146, 3.2%-71, 3.6%-51, 4.6%-41, 6.9%-141, 1.5%-114, 5%-146, 4.1%-109, 11.2%Marnie-111, 8.3%Marnie
Marnie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Marnie by state

Where Marnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
611 9.9%
#2 New York
383 6.2%
#3 Michigan
247 4.0%
#4 Illinois
239 3.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
232 3.8%
#6 Minnesota
188 3.1%
#7 Ohio
153 2.5%
#8 Texas
143 2.3%
California share of Marnie's total US births 9.9%
Even split

611 of 6,141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Marnie appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marnie?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 6,141 babies named Marnie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,259 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,177 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1969, with 510 births.
Where does Marnie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marnie ranks #2,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,177 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marnie most popular?
Marnie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 2,263 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Marnie most popular?
The top states for the name Marnie are California (611 births), New York (383 births), Michigan (247 births).
How long has the name Marnie been used?
Records for Marnie go back to 1915, giving 111 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Marnie?
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.

What to do with Marnie's data

  • Marnie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,263 total births); usage has since declined to 384 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Marnies (611 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.

Keep exploring Marnie

Nearby Names Like Marnie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marnie

Names with a similar popularity rank to Marnie

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Marnie 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.