Mamie

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A few things about Mamie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mamie

Mamie Van Doren

American actress

Choose Mamie and your child shares a first name with Mamie Van Doren, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mamie, like who?” Mamie Van Doren's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 84,746 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Mamie, 19 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mamie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMamie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Mamies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1888, when it ranked #53. Today it's #6,116, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendMamie has slipped 948 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,116. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Mamie

Mamie is a girl name of American, English and Greek origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-mie”. US birth records list Mamie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked #53 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,116, with 19 babies.

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