Marnie
A girls’ name of Hebrew/Scottish origin, meaning rejoice; of the sea.
Marnie by the numbers
In 2025, 467 babies in England and Wales were named Marnie. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 510 babies in 1969, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marnie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marieof the sea; beloved; form of Mary453 in the US (2017)
- Marciededicated to Mars; a form of Marcia56 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markiewarlike; a form of Marcus21 in the US (2017)
- Margiepearl; diminutive of Margaret4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marlie63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marni21 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean joy
Like Marnie, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Marnie, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Marnie
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