Recorded 1980–2000 Girls' name Peak 1993 128 births

Marnisha — girls' name

128 babies named Marnisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s341990s832000s11

The verdict

128 girls have been named Marnisha since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

128
total births
1980–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Marnisha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marnisha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marnisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Marnisha between 1980 and 2000, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marnisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marnisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marnisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marnisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marnisha 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 128 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.

Marnisha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

128

Since 1980

21 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1980

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2000

Marnisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1980

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 20001996199419921990198819861980 6

Marnisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
83 births that decade — 65% of Marnisha's all-time total
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Marnisha by state

Where Marnisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marnisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.9%
California share of Marnisha's total US births 3.9%

5 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marnisha?
128 babies have been named Marnisha since 1980. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Marnisha most popular?
Marnisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Marnisha most popular?
The top states for the name Marnisha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Marnisha been used?
Marnisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 21 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Marnisha?
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, 1980–2000 (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.