Marni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAR-nee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,512 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,660 for girls
Marni is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “of the sea”. In 2025 it ranked 1,512th for girls in the UK (21 babies) and 4,660th for girls in the US (29 babies).
What does Marni mean?
Latin: spelling of Marnie, thought to be from Marina
“of the sea”
Spelling of Marnie, thought to be a pet form of Marina.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Marni a girl's or a boy's name?
Marni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls in the UK and 29 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,512th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the UK were named Marni, making it the 1,512th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,089th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 53 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Marni than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Marni in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 543 girls in the UK were given Marni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #113, up from #1,512 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales.
Marni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,512 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,176 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 39 | #956 |
| 2021 | 33 | #1,109 |
| 2020 | 33 | #1,089 |
| 2019 | 34 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 38 | #1,011 |
| 2017 | 46 | #897 |
| 2016 | 41 | #956 |
| 2015 | 47 | #868 |
| 2014 | 53 | #792 |
| 2013 | 44 | #915 |
| 2012 | 40 | #978 |
| 2011 | 37 | #1,024 |
| 2010 | 25 | #1,344 |
| 2009 | 32 | #1,062 |
| 2008 | 31 | #1,064 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2006 | 38 | #853 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 30 | #949 |
| 2003 | 25 | #1,032 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,347 |
| 1998 | 34 | #761 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Marni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,660th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 55,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the US were named Marni, making it the 4,660th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 1969, with 253 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
2025 had more girls named Marni than any year since 1989.
Half of all the girls named Marni in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1982, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 114 girls in the US were given Marni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,551, up from #4,660 for this spelling alone.
- Marnie 85
- Marni 29
Marni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5,544 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 30 | #3,220 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 39 | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 37 | #2,474 |
| 1982 | 49 | #2,082 |
| 1981 | 58 | #1,867 |
| 1980 | 77 | #1,528 |
| 1979 | 91 | #1,349 |
| 1978 | 92 | #1,307 |
| 1977 | 73 | #1,498 |
| 1976 | 103 | #1,139 |
| 1975 | 125 | #984 |
| 1974 | 138 | #912 |
| 1973 | 148 | #870 |
| 1972 | 156 | #837 |
| 1971 | 168 | #825 |
| 1970 | 221 | #704 |
| 1969 | 253 | #624 |
| 1968 | 209 | #668 |
| 1967 | 137 | #865 |
| 1966 | 122 | #913 |
| 1965 | 127 | #887 |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,610 |
| 1963 | 27 | #2,305 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 15 | #3,084 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 14 | #3,018 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 11 | #3,371 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,422 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
Names like Marni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Khivi, Anvi, Saanvi, Krishvi, Dhriti, Sanvi, Aashvi, Pranshi, Aarvi, Kashvi, Vaani, Yashvi
Other spellings of Marni
Marnie, Marney
Names related to Marni
Marina, Mariana, Marian, Marin, Marion, Maren, Maryan, Maryn
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marni, updated 20 October 2026.