Recorded 1923–1981 Girls' name Peak 1970 254 births

Marny — girls' name

254 babies named Marny in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s391950s291960s621970s1141980s5
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Marny was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

24 babies were named Marny in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marny

The Social Security Administration has registered 254 babies named Marny between 1923 and 1981, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marny performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marny in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marny 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 254 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.

Marny at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

254

Since 1923

59 years of records

Peak year

1970

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1923

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1981

Marny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1923

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1970)
24
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 19811974197019661954194819441923 5

Marny by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
114 births that decade — 45% of Marny's all-time total
1920s51940s391950s291960s621970s1141980s5

Marny by state

Where Marny concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.0%
New York share of Marny's total US births 2.0%

5 of 254 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marny?
254 babies have been named Marny since 1923. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1970 with 24 births.
When was Marny most popular?
Marny was most popular in the 1970s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Marny most popular?
The top states for the name Marny are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Marny been used?
Marny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 59 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Marny?
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, 1923–1981 (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.