Girls' name · since 1900
Mennie
Mennie has 673 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 673
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mennie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 673 have been recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Mennie recorded 673 times among girls since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1954.
- #9,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 673 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mennie ranks #9,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 673 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 673
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mennie's 673 recorded births place it above 86.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Mennie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mennie's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mennie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1954
- Peak year (1916)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Mennie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (199 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Mennie's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Mennie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 43
1900s
43 births
- 1910s
1910s
175 births
- 1920s
1920s
199 births
- 1930s
1930s
150 births
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 199 births (30% of all-time use).
How Mennie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mennie's total volume
Mennie by state
Where Mennie concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 47 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 42 | 6.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
47 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Mennie's data
- Mennie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (199 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Mennies (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mennie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1900–1954 (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 Mennie 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.