Is Marnita a boy or girl name?

Marnita is a girl’s name. Of the 820 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Marnita

Recorded 1942–2025 · United States

Marnita was most popular in 1962, when 202 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,258 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 820 people named Marnita.

Marnita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marnita’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marnita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marnita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 820 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Marnita

Where Marnita is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org