# Marnie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/marnie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹni/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Marni |
| US babies named this | 6,141 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 6,141 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,858, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Possibly a contraction of Marina or a diminutive of Marian.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 7,672 |
| 2012 | 13 | 8,956 |
| 2013 | 28 | 4,976 |
| 2014 | 32 | 4,518 |
| 2015 | 23 | 5,771 |
| 2016 | 27 | 5,086 |
| 2017 | 30 | 4,655 |
| 2018 | 42 | 3,649 |
| 2019 | 36 | 4,049 |
| 2020 | 34 | 4,131 |
| 2021 | 54 | 3,057 |
| 2022 | 74 | 2,458 |
| 2023 | 65 | 2,687 |
| 2024 | 72 | 2,500 |
| 2025 | 85 | 2,186 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 83 | 509 |
| 2012 | 89 | 493 |
| 2013 | 160 | 293 |
| 2014 | 265 | 202 |
| 2015 | 322 | 168 |
| 2016 | 373 | 147 |
| 2017 | 363 | 150 |
| 2018 | 348 | 149 |
| 2019 | 332 | 152 |
| 2020 | 403 | 119 |
| 2021 | 409 | 122 |
| 2022 | 420 | 123 |
| 2023 | 424 | 114 |
| 2024 | 428 | 113 |
| 2025 | 467 | 97 |

## People named Marnie

- Marnie McBean, Canadian former rower and politician
- Marnie Schulenburg, American actress
- Marnie McPhail, Canadian actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.