Mamie

#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · Last seen for boys in 1944 at #3,430
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1888 · 917 births
Debut · girls
436 births
In top 100 · girls
33 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
77,907
since 1880

Mamie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #53, 1888girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,11619—
2024#6,39418—
2023#5,24824—
2022#5,79321—
2021#6,41418—
2020#5,16824—
2019#5,44923—
2018#6,01020—
2017#5,51723—
2016#5,79622—
2015#5,83322—
2014#5,16326—
2013#5,48624—
2012#6,34120—
2011#5,54324—
2010#5,24726—
2009#4,80530—
2008#5,43426—
2007#7,09218—
2006#6,35620—
2005#4,19533—
2004#8,71612—
2003#7,99813—
2002#4,90624—
2001#4,20929—
2000#3,33440—
1999#4,08828—
1998#3,57333—
1997#4,00727—
1996#4,05926—
1995#2,78843—
1994#4,01626—
1993#3,29034—
1992#3,09137—
1991#2,93539—
1990#3,02237—
1989#2,33850—
1988#2,70039—
1987#2,06553—
1986#2,56438—
1985#2,10050—
1984#1,86657—
1983#1,92753—
1982#1,51079—
1981#1,83060—
1980#1,50279—
1979#1,33892—
1978#1,33290—
1977#1,87753—
1976#1,37378—
1975#1,36578—
1974#1,27884—
1973#1,23185—
1972#1,25482—
1971#1,23790—
1970#1,28584—
1969#1,066106—
1968#1,013105—
1967#1,04697—
1966#859136—
1965#835142—
1964#768182—
1963#780176—
1962#716208—
1961#651247—
1960#641247—
1959#614261—
1958#584291—
1957#571287—
1956#494360—
1955#507332—
1954#459370—
1953#420422—
1952#428403—
1951#417398—
1950#372464—
1949#364466—
1948#345503—
1947#336563—
1946#316548—
1945#294540—
1944#285578#3,4305
1943#280632—
1942#275635—
1941#256624#3,5055
1940#245676#2,8717
1939#238680#2,28810
1938#242677—
1937#227713#2,4799
1936#234700#2,18411
1935#220774#3,6455
1934#204864#3,2776
1933#201863#3,2686
1932#188970#3,3616
1931#191947#2,32811
1930#1871,028#2,7819
1929#1761,150#2,9808
1928#1781,178#4,1515
1927#1641,354#2,52311
1926#1671,367#3,3857
1925#1601,502#2,9369
1924#1561,626#2,34713
1923#1541,605#2,77210
1922#1471,689#3,2528
1921#1501,627#3,5177
1920#1421,708#3,8156
1919#1321,793#3,3917
1918#1371,708—
1917#1301,689#2,9568
1916#1291,653#2,9268
1915#1241,629#3,3926
1914#1151,386#3,2645
1913#1061,245—
1912#951,273—
1911#891,095—
1910#851,079—
1909#84974#1,4405
1908#791,028#1,3735
1907#751,059—
1906#731,002#1,2535
1905#701,068#1,2335
1904#671,041—
1903#68990#1,0096
1902#601,127#1,0136
1901#60992—
1900#591,337—
1899#64966—
1898#631,084#8048
1897#591,006—
1896#581,081#9826
1895#591,119#8727
1894#591,043—
1893#591,011—
1892#58978#9566
1891#61830—
1890#54967—
1889#57883—
1888#53917#1,0315
1887#57716#8196
1886#55712—
1885#62606—
1884#57609—
1883#58531—
1882#60508—
1881#66412—
1880#58436—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mamie was already there! It came in at #58, and was given to 436 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2003–2004, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.

Where Mamie is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #268 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,594 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #311 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,233 girlsMINew York: #296 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,116 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsINOhio: #272 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,704 girlsOHPennsylvania: #259 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsPANew Jersey: #277 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,242 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #462 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,467 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #297 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,515 girlsMOKentucky: #241 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,556 girlsKYWest Virginia: #175 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 956 girlsWVVirginia: #100 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 389 girlsVAMaryland: #153 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 898 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #138 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 553 girlsARTennessee: #87 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 368 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #73 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 304 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #37 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 164 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #211 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsOKLouisiana: #131 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 498 girlsLAMississippi: #73 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 286 girlsMSAlabama: #52 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 236 girlsALGeorgia: #49 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 210 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mamie, so not publishedHITexas: #183 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 838 girlsTXFlorida: #81 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 323 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#37 · 1 in 164
  2. Georgia#49 · 1 in 210
  3. Alabama#52 · 1 in 236
  4. Mississippi#73 · 1 in 286
  5. North Carolina#73 · 1 in 304

Best ever in a state: #15 in Georgia, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#371181 in 164
Georgia#491431 in 210
Alabama#521271 in 236
Mississippi#73751 in 286
North Carolina#731181 in 304
Florida#81381 in 323
Tennessee#87701 in 368
Virginia#100611 in 389
Louisiana#131431 in 498
Arkansas#138331 in 553
Maryland#153141 in 898
West Virginia#175191 in 956
Texas#183721 in 838
Oklahoma#211211 in 1,086
Kentucky#241171 in 1,556
Pennsylvania#259301 in 2,764
Illinois#268221 in 2,594
Ohio#272191 in 2,704
New Jersey#27791 in 3,242
Indiana#27891 in 2,742
New York#296311 in 3,116
Missouri#297111 in 2,515
Michigan#311131 in 3,233
California#46281 in 4,467
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mamie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 278 spots since 2024 (#6,394 → #6,116)
  • 948 spots since 2020 (#5,168 → #6,116)
  • 283 spots since 2015 (#5,833 → #6,116)
  • Biggest jump: 13 spots in 1956 (#507 → #494)
  • Biggest drop: 187 spots in 1967 (#859 → #1,046)
Rise & fade · girls
8 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1888 at #53 (917 births)
  • Births halved by 1951, 63 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1880–1912
  • Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1880–1966
Share of babies · girls
1 in 195
  • Highest: 1 in 195 girls born in 1888 were named Mamie (0.51%)
  • Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.0% of all girls named Mamie (14,806) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6,330#53 (1888)#58
1890s10,085#54 (1890)#59
1900s10,618#59 (1900)#70
1910s14,550#85 (1910)#114
1920s14,806#142 (1920)#159
1930s8,216#187 (1930)#213
1940s5,765#245 (1940)#300
1950s3,588#372 (1950)#487
1960s1,646#641 (1960)#838
1970s816#1,231 (1973)#1,357
1980s558#1,502 (1980)#2,040
1990s330#2,788 (1995)#3,487
2000s245#3,334 (2000)#5,705
2010s230#5,163 (2014)#5,639
2020s124#5,168 (2020)#5,856

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mamie in 1929

girls
#176
1,150 births · 1 in 971 girls
boys
#2,980
8 births · 1 in 134,452 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #176Mamie1,150

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #2,980Mamie8
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 971 of them was named Mamie, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mamie
  1. #173Madeline1,181
  2. #174Imogene1,179
  3. #175Rosalie1,158
  4. #176Mamie1,150
  5. #177Joy1,138
  6. #178Ada1,129
  7. #179Flora1,124
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 134,452 of them was named Mamie, which outranked 34.4% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mamie
  1. #2,766Woodard9
  2. #2,766Zebedee9
  3. #2,766Zenon9
  4. #2,980Mamie8
  5. #2,980Abbie8
  6. #2,980Abbott8
  7. #2,980Abran8
  8. #3,247Abelino7
  9. #3,247Adelmo7
  10. #3,247Admiral7

Tied with 266 names at #2,980; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1929 →