How Many People Are Named Marne?
An estimated 697 people in the United States have the first name Marne. It is predominantly female (95.7%). The average bearer is 55 years old, and Marne peaked in popularity in 1969 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marne 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 Marne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
697
About 1 in 491,757 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.7% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1969
67 births
Total Registered
887
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marne
Marne is predominantly female (95.7%), though 38 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Marne as a male name
Ranked #4,161 in 1953
5 male births in 1953
Peak: 1918 (17 births)
Marne as a female name
Ranked #12,645 in 2000
7 female births in 2000
Peak: 1969 (67 births)
Marne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marne span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 297 babies were registered. Marne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marne by Decade
How has Marne 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.
Marne by State
Birth registrations for Marne span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New York, Illinois, Colorado. On average, about 10 Marnes were registered per state.
Marne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marne
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marne?
We estimate approximately 697 people named Marne 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 491,757 Americans share this first name.
Is Marne a common name?
Marne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 887 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marne most popular?
Marne reached peak popularity in 1969, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marne is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marne a female name?
Marne is predominantly female. 95.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marne Smith, Marne Johnson, Marne 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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