Mardie
A feminine name derived from the French word "mardi" meaning Tuesday, potentially implying brightness or good fortune.
Name Census estimates that about 35 living Americans carry the first name Mardie. It is a predominantly female name (92.5% of registrations). The average person named Mardie today is around 70 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mardie births was 1948 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mardie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Mardie is about 70 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Mardies were born before 1966.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Mardie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
35
~ 1 in 9,792,981 Americans
Peak year
1948
9 babies that year
Average age
70
years old
1955 SSA rank
#4,197
Tracked since 1901
Census
Mardie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 189 people with the first name Mardie, which placed it at #39,747 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,747
National first-name rank
People counted
189
189 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mardie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mardie is White at 62.4%. The next largest groups are Black (22.8%) and Hispanic (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mardie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Mardie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.4% · 118
- Black or African American22.8% · 43
- Hispanic or Latino6.9% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.8% · 11
- Two or more races2.1% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Mardie
Mardie leans heavily female at 92.5% of total registrations, but 5 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Mardie as a male name
- Ranked #4,197 in 1955
- 5 male births in 1955
- Peak: 1955 (5 births)
Mardie as a female name
- Ranked #6,311 in 1963
- 6 female births in 1963
- Peak: 1948 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Mardie on both sides of the split. Of the 191 people counted with this name, 49 were male (25.7%) and 142 were female (74.3%).
Popularity
Mardie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mardie from the 1900s through to the 1960s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 21 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mardie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mardie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mardie
The name Mardie is a diminutive form of the feminine name Mardye, which has its origins in the Old English language. It is derived from the Old English word "mær," meaning "famous" or "renowned," combined with the suffix "-dye," which was a common ending for feminine names during that time period. The name Mardye was particularly popular in England and parts of Scotland during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mardye can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name appears as "Mardya," referring to a landholder in the county of Oxfordshire.
In the 13th century, a notable figure named Mardye de Beaumont was a prominent noblewoman and landowner in the county of Warwickshire. She played a role in the baronial uprising against King John and was known for her fierce loyalty to the rebel cause.
During the Renaissance period, a woman named Mardye Fynes was a renowned poet and writer in Elizabethan England. Her collection of sonnets, "Mardie's Lament," was widely acclaimed and praised for its lyrical beauty and depth of emotion.
In the 17th century, Mardye Hutchinson was a prominent figure in the English Civil War. She was a staunch supporter of the Parliamentarian cause and played a pivotal role in the defense of Nottingham against Royalist forces.
In the 19th century, Mardye Nightingale was a pioneering nurse and social reformer who made significant contributions to the field of modern nursing. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she tirelessly cared for wounded soldiers and helped improve sanitary conditions in military hospitals.
While the name Mardie is a diminutive form, it has been used as a given name in its own right, particularly in English-speaking countries. The popularity of the name has waxed and waned over the centuries, but it has maintained a presence as a unique and distinctive choice for parents seeking a name with historical roots and literary associations.
People
Mardie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mardie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mardie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mardie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 35 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mardie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 US residents.
Is Mardie a common name?
We classify Mardie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 48.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 67 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mardie most popular?
The single biggest year for Mardie was 1948, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mardie is about 70 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mardie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 189 people with the name Mardie, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,747 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Mardie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Mardie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Mardie on both sides of the split. Of the 191 people counted with this name, 49 were male (25.7%) and 142 were female (74.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Mardie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mardie is White at 62.4%. The next largest groups are Black (22.8%) and Hispanic (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Mardie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Mardie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.4% (118 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mardie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mardie a female name?
Yes, 92.5% of people registered as Mardie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mardie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mardie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mardie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Mardie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.