Recorded 1900–1954 Girls' name Peak 1916 673 births

Mennie — girls' name

673 babies named Mennie in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s431910s1751920s1991930s1501940s701950s36
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Mennie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

24 babies were named Mennie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mennie

The Social Security Administration has registered 673 babies named Mennie between 1900 and 1954, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mennie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mennie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 199 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mennie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Mennie in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mennie 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 673 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.

Mennie at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

673

Since 1900

55 years of records

Peak year

1916

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1900

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1954

Mennie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1900

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1916)
24
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Mennie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
199 births that decade — 30% of Mennie's all-time total
1900s431910s1751920s1991930s1501940s701950s36

Mennie by state

Where Mennie concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Mennie
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%
Alabama share of Mennie's total US births 7.0%
Even split

47 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mennie?
673 babies have been named Mennie since 1900. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1916 with 24 births.
When was Mennie most popular?
Mennie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 199 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Mennie most popular?
The top states for the name Mennie are Alabama (47 births), Mississippi (42 births), North Carolina (11 births).
How long has the name Mennie been used?
Mennie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 55 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Mennie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mendy, Mena, Menucha, Mendi, 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, 1900–1954 (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.