Fun Facts About the Name Mamie
- An established favorite: Mamie held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 33 consecutive years, from 1880 through 1912.
- More than 78 thousand babies named Mamie: U.S. records list 78,184 babies given the name Mamie from 1880 through 2025. Even 278 boys received the name Mamie - about 1 boy for every 280 girls.
What Does the Name Mamie Mean?
Mamie is chiefly an English familiar form of Mary, a Hebrew name whose traditional meaning is "bitter." That sense comes from a proposed connection between Hebrew Miryam and marah, "bitter." The etymology of Miryam is not settled, however, and other explanations link it with "rebellious" or "beloved." The phrase "sea of bitterness," sometimes given as Mary's meaning, is a later interpretive expansion rather than a literal translation. Mamie itself is formed with the English diminutive ending -ie and has no separate lexical meaning. It is not derived from the French word mamie, meaning "grandmother," although the two look alike.
Mamie Name History & Origins
Mamie developed in English as an affectionate shortening of Mary. Mary reached English from Old French Marie, which came from Latin Maria, from Greek Mariam, from Hebrew Miryam. English speakers formed familiar forms of Mary by adding endings such as -ie and altering the first syllable; Mamie belongs with English pet forms such as Molly, Polly, and May. By the late 19th century, Mamie was also used as a formal given name rather than only as a nickname, and the variant spelling Maimie also occurs. Mamie Eisenhower, born Mary Geneva Doud, is a well-known bearer of the nickname form; she was First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
How Popular is the Name Mamie?
Mamie remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1880 to 1912. Its highest annual birth count was in 1919, and people born that year turn 107 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,249 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #6,810 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,326 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #5,894 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #6,577 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #5,261 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #5,551 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #6,164 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #5,608 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #5,913 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #5,954 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #5,253 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #5,597 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #6,498 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #5,662 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,353 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #4,893 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #5,526 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #7,299 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,514 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #4,234 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #9,057 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #8,311 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #5,017 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #4,283 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #3,377 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1999 | #4,164 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #3,611 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #4,082 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #4,138 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #2,824 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1994 | #4,075 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1993 | #3,324 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1992 | #3,118 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1991 | #2,968 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1990 | #3,049 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1989 | #2,353 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 1988 | #2,730 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1987 | #2,086 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1986 | #2,595 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #2,121 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1984 | #1,877 | 57 | 0.0034% |
| 1983 | #1,945 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 1982 | #1,522 | 79 | 0.0047% |
| 1981 | #1,839 | 60 | 0.0036% |
| 1980 | #1,510 | 79 | 0.0048% |
| 1979 | #1,344 | 92 | 0.0057% |
| 1978 | #1,334 | 90 | 0.0059% |
| 1977 | #1,890 | 53 | 0.0035% |
| 1976 | #1,378 | 78 | 0.0053% |
| 1975 | #1,371 | 78 | 0.0054% |
| 1974 | #1,281 | 84 | 0.0057% |
| 1973 | #1,233 | 85 | 0.0058% |
| 1972 | #1,261 | 82 | 0.0054% |
| 1971 | #1,240 | 90 | 0.0054% |
| 1970 | #1,289 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 1969 | #1,073 | 106 | 0.0063% |
| 1968 | #1,015 | 105 | 0.0064% |
| 1967 | #1,053 | 97 | 0.0059% |
| 1966 | #859 | 136 | 0.0080% |
| 1965 | #836 | 142 | 0.0080% |
| 1964 | #768 | 182 | 0.0096% |
| 1963 | #783 | 176 | 0.0091% |
| 1962 | #717 | 208 | 0.0106% |
| 1961 | #655 | 245 | 0.0121% |
| 1960 | #641 | 249 | 0.0123% |
| 1959 | #614 | 261 | 0.0129% |
| 1958 | #584 | 291 | 0.0145% |
| 1957 | #571 | 287 | 0.0140% |
| 1956 | #494 | 360 | 0.0179% |
| 1955 | #507 | 332 | 0.0170% |
| 1954 | #459 | 370 | 0.0191% |
| 1953 | #421 | 422 | 0.0224% |
| 1952 | #428 | 403 | 0.0217% |
| 1951 | #417 | 398 | 0.0221% |
| 1950 | #372 | 464 | 0.0271% |
| 1949 | #364 | 466 | 0.0272% |
| 1948 | #345 | 503 | 0.0296% |
| 1947 | #336 | 564 | 0.0318% |
| 1946 | #319 | 547 | 0.0348% |
| 1945 | #295 | 540 | 0.0413% |
| 1944 | #285 | 578 | 0.0435% |
| 1943 | #280 | 632 | 0.0453% |
| 1942 | #275 | 635 | 0.0470% |
| 1941 | #256 | 624 | 0.0517% |
| 1940 | #245 | 676 | 0.0591% |
| 1939 | #240 | 680 | 0.0620% |
| 1938 | #243 | 677 | 0.0614% |
| 1937 | #227 | 713 | 0.0670% |
| 1936 | #234 | 700 | 0.0673% |
| 1935 | #221 | 774 | 0.0738% |
| 1934 | #204 | 864 | 0.0827% |
| 1933 | #201 | 863 | 0.0856% |
| 1932 | #188 | 970 | 0.0909% |
| 1931 | #191 | 947 | 0.0889% |
| 1930 | #187 | 1,028 | 0.0913% |
| 1929 | #176 | 1,150 | 0.1030% |
| 1928 | #178 | 1,178 | 0.1021% |
| 1927 | #164 | 1,354 | 0.1135% |
| 1926 | #167 | 1,367 | 0.1153% |
| 1925 | #160 | 1,502 | 0.1234% |
| 1924 | #156 | 1,626 | 0.1302% |
| 1923 | #154 | 1,605 | 0.1330% |
| 1922 | #147 | 1,689 | 0.1406% |
| 1921 | #150 | 1,627 | 0.1319% |
| 1920 | #142 | 1,708 | 0.1425% |
| 1919 | #132 | 1,793 | 0.1587% |
| 1918 | #137 | 1,708 | 0.1475% |
| 1917 | #130 | 1,689 | 0.1562% |
| 1916 | #129 | 1,653 | 0.1583% |
| 1915 | #124 | 1,629 | 0.1656% |
| 1914 | #115 | 1,386 | 0.1820% |
| 1913 | #106 | 1,245 | 0.1993% |
| 1912 | #95 | 1,273 | 0.2281% |
| 1911 | #89 | 1,095 | 0.2618% |
| 1910 | #86 | 1,079 | 0.2721% |
| 1909 | #84 | 974 | 0.2805% |
| 1908 | #79 | 1,028 | 0.3075% |
| 1907 | #75 | 1,059 | 0.3324% |
| 1906 | #73 | 1,002 | 0.3393% |
| 1905 | #70 | 1,068 | 0.3662% |
| 1904 | #67 | 1,041 | 0.3780% |
| 1903 | #69 | 990 | 0.3779% |
| 1902 | #60 | 1,127 | 0.4268% |
| 1901 | #60 | 992 | 0.4145% |
| 1900 | #59 | 1,337 | 0.4460% |
| 1899 | #64 | 966 | 0.4146% |
| 1898 | #63 | 1,084 | 0.4189% |
| 1897 | #59 | 1,006 | 0.4295% |
| 1896 | #58 | 1,081 | 0.4544% |
| 1895 | #59 | 1,119 | 0.4790% |
| 1894 | #59 | 1,043 | 0.4679% |
| 1893 | #59 | 1,011 | 0.4749% |
| 1892 | #58 | 978 | 0.4606% |
| 1891 | #61 | 830 | 0.4475% |
| 1890 | #54 | 967 | 0.5079% |
| 1889 | #58 | 883 | 0.4950% |
| 1888 | #53 | 917 | 0.5134% |
| 1887 | #57 | 716 | 0.4905% |
| 1886 | #55 | 712 | 0.4926% |
| 1885 | #62 | 606 | 0.4555% |
| 1884 | #57 | 609 | 0.4720% |
| 1883 | #58 | 531 | 0.4728% |
| 1882 | #60 | 508 | 0.4710% |
| 1881 | #66 | 412 | 0.4481% |
| 1880 | #58 | 436 | 0.4792% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | #3,735 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,822 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,030 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #2,388 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1937 | #2,612 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,254 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #3,965 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,541 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,507 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,622 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #2,417 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #2,926 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #3,149 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #4,511 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #2,632 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #3,596 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #3,055 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #2,425 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #2,873 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1922 | #3,434 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,743 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,099 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,617 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #3,100 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #3,084 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #3,679 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,572 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1909 | #1,610 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1908 | #1,525 | 5 | 0.0032% |
| 1906 | #1,357 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1905 | #1,355 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1903 | #1,086 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1902 | #1,100 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1898 | #857 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1896 | #1,058 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1895 | #945 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1892 | #1,033 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1888 | #1,122 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1887 | #887 | 6 | 0.0059% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mamie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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