Recorded 1989–1997 Girls' name Peak 1989 13 births

Marnika — girls' name

13 babies named Marnika in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s5

The verdict

13 girls have been named Marnika since 1989, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1997.

13
total births
1989–1997
years on record
1980s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Marnika was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Marnika in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marnika

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Marnika between 1989 and 1997, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marnika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marnika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Marnika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marnika 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 13 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.

Marnika at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

13

Since 1989

9 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1989

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1997

Marnika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1989

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 19971989 8

Marnika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
8 births that decade — 62% of Marnika's all-time total
1980s81990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marnika?
13 babies have been named Marnika since 1989. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Marnika most popular?
Marnika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Marnika been used?
Marnika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 9 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Marnika?
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.

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, 1989–1997 (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.