Marnie
Marnie was the 2186th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 428th with 510 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,585 places. More babies were named Marnie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,186 girls, up 1,945 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1969510 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,141babies recorded
Marnie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,186 | 85 |
| 2020 | #4,131 | 34 |
| 2010 | #9,056 | 13 |
| 2000 | #7,868 | 13 |
| 1990 | #3,411 | 32 |
| 1980 | #1,479 | 82 |
| 1970 | #472 | 433 |
| 1960 | #3,166 | 16 |
| 1950 | #1,862 | 27 |
| 1940 | #4,801 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,374 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marnie, counting every spelling?
Marnie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,604 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,186 for Marnie on its own. Together these spellings went to 114 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marnie | 85 | #2,186 | 350 |
| Marni | 29 | #4,718 | 96 |
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 Marnie?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marnie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marnie 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 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marnie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marnie?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Marnie are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 45 and 58. That makes Marnie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Marnie by state
How common Marnie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 39 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 Marnie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marnie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marnie
How popular is the name Marnie?
Marnie was the 2186th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 428th with 510 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,585 places. More babies were named Marnie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Marnie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marnie in the US.
Where is Marnie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marnie was most common in Iowa (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Maryland.