How Many People Are Named Marna?
An estimated 1,461 people in the United States have the first name Marna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Marna peaked in popularity in 1947 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Marna is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
1,461
About 1 in 234,603 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1947
77 births
Total Registered
2,678
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marna
Marna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,678 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marna as a female name
Ranked #16,979 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1947 (77 births)
Marna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marna span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 573 babies were registered. Marna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marna by Decade
How has Marna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marna by State
Birth registrations for Marna span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, New York. The lowest are in Texas, Washington, Michigan. On average, about 48 Marnas were registered per state.
Marna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marna
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marna?
We estimate approximately 1,461 people named Marna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 234,603 Americans share this first name.
Is Marna a common name?
Marna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,678 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marna most popular?
Marna reached peak popularity in 1947, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marna is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marna a female name?
Marna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marna Smith, Marna Johnson, Marna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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