Mamie

Diminutive of Mary or Margaret
"pearl"

Mamie Origin and Meaning

The name Mamie is a girl's name .

Mamie is back. Having finally shorn her Mamie Eisenhower bangs, this insouciant and adorable nickname name is perfect if you want a zestier way to honor a beloved aunt Mary. Meryl Streep's actress daughter, properly named Mary Willa, is called Mamie Gummer. You might think of Mamie as a sister of the stylish Maisie.

Mamie was a Top 100 name from the time records were published through 1912, falling off the list in 1966. There have been Mamie characters on two recent sitcoms: Hot in Cleveland and 3rd Rock from the Sun.

# 860 in the US

Mamie Rank in US Top 1000

# 1599 on Nameberry

Mamie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Mamie Popularity

Famous People Named Mamie

  • Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower
    former U.S. First Lady as wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Mamie Van Doren (born Joan Lucille Olander)
    American actress and model
  • Mary Willa "Mamie" Gummer
    American actress; daughter of actress Meryl Streep
  • Mamie Phipps Clark
    American psychologist and activist
  • Mary Angela "Mamie" Dickens
    daughter of novelist Charles Dickens
  • Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
    American woman pitcher in the Negro Leagues
  • Mamie Jones aka Aileen Stanley (born Maude Elsie Aileen Muggeridge)
    American singer
  • Mary "Mamie" Lincoln
    granddaughter of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
  • Mamie Smith
    American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress
  • Mamie Rallins
    American Olympic runner

Mamie in Pop Culture

  • Mamie Dubcek
    character on TV's "3rd Rock from the Sun"
  • Mamie Johnson
    character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
  • "The Revolt of Mamie Stover
    " 1951 novel by William Bradford Huie
  • Miss Mamie Baldwin
    character on "The Waltons"