Mamie
Mamie was the 6249th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 53rd; the most babies were born in 1919 (1,793). Over the last ten years it has moved down 293 places. More babies were named Mamie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Mary · English, Hebrew
Say it MAY-mee /ˈmeɪmi/
- Rank in 2025
- #6,249 girls, down 986 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19191,793 babies
- Total since 1880
- 78,185babies recorded
What does the name Mamie mean?
Mamie is an English pet form of Mary (Wiktionary also mentions Mavis), and in the 19th century it was often given as a formal name. Mary comes through Latin and Greek from the Hebrew Miryam, a name whose meaning is uncertain; DMNES notes proposals linking it to a root for "bitter" and another for "rebellion". The best-known bearer is Mamie Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight Eisenhower.
מִרְיָם (Biblical Hebrew, “Miryam, meaning uncertain”)
How sure is this? Well established. Mamie is a pet form of Mary; the meaning of Mary (Miryam) is itself uncertain.
Related names: Mary, Maisie, Molly, Mae.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mamie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Mary', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Mamie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Mamie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 278 since 1887.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,249 | 19 |
| 2020 | #5,263 | 24 |
| 2010 | #5,353 | 26 |
| 2000 | #3,377 | 40 |
| 1990 | #3,049 | 37 |
| 1980 | #1,510 | 79 |
| 1970 | #1,289 | 84 |
| 1960 | #641 | 247 |
| 1950 | #372 | 464 |
| 1940 | #245 | 676 |
| 1930 | #187 | 1,028 |
| 1920 | #142 | 1,708 |
| 1910 | #86 | 1,079 |
| 1900 | #59 | 1,337 |
| 1890 | #54 | 967 |
| 1880 | #58 | 436 |
How popular is Mamie, counting every spelling?
Mamie is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamie | 19 | #6,249 | 100 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mamie?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mamie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mamie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mamie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mamie?
About 11,500 people born in the US named Mamie are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 62 and 83. That makes Mamie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mamie by state
How common Mamie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mamie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mamie, they share its era and feel.
Mamie is also a nickname for Mary.
Questions about the name Mamie
What does Mamie mean?
Mamie means “pet form of Mary” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mamie?
Mamie was the 6249th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 53rd; the most babies were born in 1919 (1,793). Over the last ten years it has moved down 293 places. More babies were named Mamie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Mamie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mamie in the US.
Where is Mamie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mamie was most common in Mississippi (0.11 per 1,000 girls).