girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Marjorie

Meaning Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,019 Trend ↑ Rising 28%

Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.

Rank 2025
#1,019
among girls · ↓197 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
246
named Marjorie · -27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,534
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
11,229 babies
All-time total
274,611
#144 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Marjorie popularity over time

274,611 babies have been named Marjorie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 654 – 654 65 – #182
1890s 3,171 – 3,171 317 +385% #109
1900s 7,025 8 7,033 703 +122% #78
1910s 44,452 89 44,541 4,454 +533% #33
1920s 91,221 217 91,438 9,144 +105% #16
1930s 49,213 150 49,363 4,936 -46% #32
1940s 32,901 77 32,978 3,298 -33% #64
1950s 20,941 33 20,974 2,097 -36% #121
1960s 10,511 10 10,521 1,052 -50% #234
1970s 4,340 5 4,345 435 -59% #376
1980s 2,906 5 2,911 291 -33% #538
1990s 1,771 – 1,771 177 -39% #849
2000s 1,173 – 1,173 117 -34% #1,462
2010s 2,383 – 2,383 238 +103% #724
2020s (to 2025) 1,355 – 1,355 226 -5% #822

Where Marjorie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 256 0.16 outside top 500
2027 265 0.16 outside top 500
2028 273 0.17 outside top 500
2029 279 0.17 outside top 500
2030 285 0.18 outside top 500

Where Marjorie is most popular

Girls named Marjorie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.141 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Virginia, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Marjorie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 35 0.330 +134%
Virginia 44 0.258 +83%
Tennessee 35 0.221 +57%
Massachusetts 26 0.215 +52%
New York 83 0.210 +49%
Illinois 44 0.192 +36%
Texas 138 0.172 +22%
Nebraska 6 0.167 +18%
New Jersey 30 0.166 +18%
North Carolina 37 0.163 +15%
Utah 13 0.156 +11%
California 126 0.150 +6%
Idaho 5 0.149 +6%
Florida 57 0.133 -6%
Alabama 12 0.128 -9%
Georgia 25 0.110 -22%
Ohio 25 0.105 -25%
Iowa 6 0.103 -27%
Kentucky 8 0.094 -34%
Indiana 13 0.093 -34%
Pennsylvania 21 0.089 -37%
Missouri 9 0.075 -47%
Michigan 13 0.071 -49%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -51%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -52%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -59%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -61%
Colorado 5 0.045 -68%
Arizona 6 0.043 -70%
Washington 5 0.035 -75%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Marjorie

Marjorie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,019 in 2025 with 246 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 274,611 American babies have been named Marjorie. Its peak came in 1921, when 11,229 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marjorie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marjorie?

The median living Marjorie is about 75 years old; half are between 62 and 84. An estimated 77 thousand people named Marjorie are alive in the United States today.

median 75 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marjorie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 246 #1,019 – –
2024 335 #822 – –
2023 185 #1,251 – –
2022 187 #1,282 – –
2021 192 #1,227 – –
2020 210 #1,136 – –
2019 203 #1,173 – –
2018 206 #1,173 – –
2017 281 #940 – –
2016 297 #929 – –
2015 353 #800 – –
2014 387 #724 – –
2013 281 #911 – –
2012 130 #1,649 – –
2011 115 #1,778 – –
2010 130 #1,645 – –
2009 122 #1,783 – –
2008 129 #1,728 – –
2007 114 #1,853 – –
2006 119 #1,756 – –
2005 129 #1,585 – –
2004 139 #1,462 – –
2003 123 #1,575 – –
2002 94 #1,893 – –
2001 97 #1,829 – –
2000 107 #1,657 – –
1995 181 #1,018 – –
1990 219 #888 – –
1985 260 #687 – –
1980 333 #561 5 #6,888
1975 391 #474 5 #5,992
1970 635 #376 – –
1965 974 #278 – –
1960 1,345 #237 – –
1955 1,973 #176 – –
1950 2,700 #121 – –
1945 2,929 #94 – –
1940 3,681 #64 13 #2,049
1935 4,482 #46 10 #2,485
1930 6,633 #32 26 #1,450
1925 9,306 #21 23 #1,614
1920 8,658 #24 20 #1,797
1915 5,119 #39 11 #2,396
1910 1,391 #68 6 #1,522
1905 712 #96 – –
1900 601 #111 – –
1895 349 #132 – –
1890 181 #177 – –
1885 59 #260 – –
1880 16 #428 – –

Famous people named Marjorie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marjorie Main Marjorie Main American actress (1890–1975) 19th century
  2. 2 Marjorie Bruce Marjorie Bruce Scottish princess (c. 1296 – 1316/17) 1297–1316 · Medieval
  3. 3 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings American novelist (1896–1953) 19th century
  4. 4 Marjorie de Sousa Marjorie de Sousa Venezuelan actress and model (born 1980) Contemporary
  5. 5 Marjorie Rambeau Marjorie Rambeau American actress (1889–1970) 19th century
  6. 6 Marjorie Estiano Marjorie Estiano Brazilian actress and singer (born 1982) Contemporary
  7. 7 Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer South African naturalist (1907–2004) Contemporary
  8. 8 Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Australian athlete and Governor of South Australia b. 1931 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Marjorie Boulton Marjorie Boulton British author and poet 1924–2017 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marjorie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marjorie?

The median living Marjorie is about 75 years old. Half of all living Marjories are between 62 and 84 years old.

How many people named Marjorie are alive today?

An estimated 77 thousand people named Marjorie are alive in the United States, based on 274,611 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marjorie mean?

Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.

How popular is the name Marjorie in 2025?

Marjorie ranked #1,019 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 246 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marjorie?

274,611 babies have been named Marjorie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marjorie most popular?

Marjorie peaked in 1921, when 11,229 newborns received the name.

Is Marjorie a boy or girl name?

Marjorie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marjorie rising or falling?

Marjorie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marjorie become more popular?

Marjorie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 285 girls named Marjorie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marjorie?

Well-known people named Marjorie include Marjorie Main (actor), Marjorie Bruce (politician), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (writer).

Names like Marjorie

Names that sound and feel close to Marjorie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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