Marnie
How to say it: MAR-nee · /ˈmɑrni/
Diminutive of Marina from Latin 'marinus' meaning 'of the sea' - popularized as standalone by Hitchcock's 1964 film Marnie.
Marnie was the 1,660th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 85 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, its births are up 3.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,126 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,660 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 85 |
| Share of births | 1 in 39,004 |
| Peak decade | 1970s |
| Change over 10 years | ×3.2 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,126 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,126 among girls’ names, 20 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Marnie peaked in the 1970s, nearly vanished by the 2000s, and has come back.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Marnie is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French.
In France: #1,126 for girls in 2025.
England and Wales: #97.
Famous people named Marnie
- Marnie McBean (born 1968)Canadian former rower and politician
- Marnie McPhail (born 1966)Canadian actress
- Marnie Schulenburg (1984–2022)American actress
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Marnie is the title character of Hitchcock's 1964 thriller (Tippi Hedren as Margaret 'Marnie' Edgar); the name still reads as a Hitchcock re
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