Mardi
Mardi is a given name. Notable people named Mardi include:Mardi Barrie (1930–2004) Scottish artist and teacher Mardi Dungey (1966–2019), Australian macroeconomist Mardi Hastings, American mechanical and acoustical engineer Mardi Oakley Medawar, American novelist of Cherokee descent Mardi Pieronek, Canadian TikToker and transgender historian Mardi Rustam, American film producer and director Mardi…
Meaning & Origin of Mardi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mardi is a given name. Notable people named Mardi include:Mardi Barrie (1930–2004) Scottish artist and teacher Mardi Dungey (1966–2019), Australian macroeconomist Mardi Hastings, American mechanical and acoustical engineer Mardi Oakley Medawar, American novelist of Cherokee descent Mardi Pieronek, Canadian TikToker and transgender historian Mardi Rustam, American film producer and director Mardi…
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The Story of Mardi
Mardi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1941, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 34 Mardis were born — ranking #1,835 that year. As of 2026, Mardi ranks #13,701 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 868 Mardis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mardi
Mardi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 868 births in the dataset. Mardi's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #1,835. Use the chart and map above to compare Mardi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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