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Marjorie

Girl name

Marjorie has been given to 274,611 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.

Meaning & origin

Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

02.802k5.605k8.407k11.209k 18801900192019401960198020002020 Girls Boys
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Total babies

274,611

Peak year

1921 (11,229 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -30%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Marjorie

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

Marge Simpson

Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise

Marjorie Taylor Greene

American politician

Marjorie Boulton

British writer (1924–2017)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Marjorie.

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