Girls' name · since 1923
Marny
Marny has 254 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 254 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Marny recorded 254 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1981.
- #17,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 254 born since 1923
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marny ranks #17,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1923, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marny's 254 recorded births place it above 75.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Marny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marny splits its recorded history at 1966: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1981
- Peak year (1970)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Marny by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (114 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Marny's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Marny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 114 births (45% of all-time use).
Marny by state
Where Marny concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 254 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marny's data
- Marny's decade-level peak was the 1970s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marnys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1923–1981 (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 Marny 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.