Given name
Marnee
“woman of the sea”
Marnee is a variant of Marni. In American use, Marni carries the interpretation “woman of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marnee is a variant of Marni. In American use, Marni carries the interpretation “woman of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marnee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 409
- 0 boys · 409 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 445 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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