US rank #2482 Girls' name Peak 1969 6,054 births

Marnie — #2482 US girls' name

6,054 babies named Marnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s161930s311940s1261950s2191960s19391970s22631980s4531990s2672000s1642010s2592020s298
#2482
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Marnie was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

510 babies were named Marnie in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,054 babies named Marnie between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marnie currently holds the #2482 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 510 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marnie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 2,263 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Marnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 611 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Marnie in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marnie 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 6,054 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.

Marnie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,054

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1969

510 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#2,482

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1969)
510
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
-2000200400600 202420122000198819761964195219401915 9

Marnie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
2,263 births that decade — 37% of Marnie's all-time total
1910s191920s161930s311940s1261950s2191960s19391970s22631980s4531990s2672000s1642010s2592020s298

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 10.1%
#2 New York
383 6.3%
#3 Michigan
247 4.1%
#4 Illinois
239 3.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
232 3.8%
#6 Minnesota
183 3.0%
#7 Ohio
153 2.5%
#8 Texas
138 2.3%
California share of Marnie's total US births 10.1%
Even split

611 of 6,054 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?
6,054 babies have been named Marnie since 1915. It currently ranks #2482 among girls. The peak year was 1969 with 510 births.
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?
Marnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.