Marnie
2025 SSA
About Marnie
A retro short form of Marina, dated to the era of the Hitchcock movie that made it famous, Marnie is beginning to feel fresh again — or rather, it is in the UK. Appearing in the Top 100 there in a recent year, parents may have been inspired by British singer Lily Allen, who gave it to her second daughter in 2013, or by the character in the hit TV show Girls.
Friendly and gentle with the the popular sounds of Annie, Marley, Maisie, and Marcy, Marnie manages to be sweet without feeling cutesy. With the added bonus of a sea-inspired meaning, Marnie is also seeing quiet shifts up the US stats, with 85 girls given the name in a recent year —the highest number of Marnies born in a single year since the late 1970s.
Pronounced MAR-nee.
As of October 2026, Marnie ranked #2186 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #428 in 1969, Nameberry popularity #250.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,518 | 32 | 17.9 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,652 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2018 | #3,716 | 41 | 24.1 |
| 2019 | #4,049 | 36 | 21.4 |
| 2020 | #4,131 | 34 | 21 |
| 2021 | #3,056 | 54 | 32.9 |
| 2022 | #2,458 | 74 | 45.1 |
| 2023 | #2,722 | 64 | 39.9 |
| 2024 | #2,488 | 72 | 44.4 |
| 2025 | #2,186 | 85 | 52.9 |
World rankings
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Marnie on lists
Famous Marnies
- Marnie Stern
American guitarist
- Marnie Elizabeth McBean
Canadian Olympic rower
- Marnie Reece
Wilmore, Australian actress
- Marnie McPhail
American voice actress
- Marnie Schulenburg
American actress
- Marnie Weber
American artist
- Marnie Alton
Canadian actress
- Marnie Woodrow
Canadian novelist
- Marnie Rose Cooper (b. 2013)
daughter of singer Lily Allen
- Marnie Simpson
Reality star
Marnie in pop culture
- Margaret "Marnie" Edgar
character in "Marnie" by Winston Graham and 1964 Hitchcock movie
- Marnie Michaels
character on TV's "Girls"
- Marnie Stonebrook
witch character on TV's "True Blood"
- Marnie Gordon
character on TV's "Heartland"
- Marnie Piper
main character in the "Halloweentown" movies
- Marnie
character in movie "She's out of My League"
- "When Marnie Was There
" book by Joan G. Robinson
- "When Marnie Was There
" animated film adaption of the book, produced by Studio Ghibli
- Marnie
character in the game "Stardew Valley"
- Marnie
character and dark gym leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Marnie Gunn
main character in novel "The Madness" by Alison Rattle