Girls' name · since 1980
Marnisha
Marnisha has 128 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marnisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 128 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marnisha has been recorded 128 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2000.
- #24,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 128 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marnisha ranks #24,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marnisha's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marnisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marnisha's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marnisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2000
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Marnisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (83 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Marnisha's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Marnisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 83 births (65% of all-time use).
Marnisha by state
Where Marnisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 128 births nationwide.
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- Marnisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marnishas (5 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marnisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1980–2000 (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 Marnisha 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.