Marjorie

#1,016 for girls in 2025, 246 births · Last seen for boys in 1980 at #6,250
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1921 · 11,209 births
Debut · girls
16 births
In top 100 · girls
42 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
274,017
since 1880

Marjorie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #16, 1921girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,016246
2024#822335
2023#1,248185
2022#1,279187
2021#1,223192
2020#1,133210
2019#1,173203
2018#1,170206
2017#938281
2016#928297
2015#799353
2014#723387
2013#910281
2012#1,646130
2011#1,772115
2010#1,639130
2009#1,778122
2008#1,717129
2007#1,848114
2006#1,743119
2005#1,574129
2004#1,459139
2003#1,561123
2002#1,88794
2001#1,81997
2000#1,649107
1999#1,492115
1998#1,228148
1997#1,362126
1996#1,275136
1995#1,017181
1994#994186
1993#977191
1992#845235
1991#857234
1990#883219
1989#770252
1988#717261
1987#718252
1986#663279
1985#686260
1984#643272
1983#597297
1982#544351
1981#538349
1980#558333#6,2505
1979#541347
1978#508370
1977#498381
1976#500357
1975#474391#5,4645
1974#449409
1973#442430
1972#428453
1971#391567
1970#376635
1969#347671
1968#323723#4,1365
1967#306794#3,9665
1966#300846
1965#278974
1964#2571,188
1963#2471,282
1962#2341,373
1961#2381,315
1960#2371,345
1959#2161,484#3,0378
1958#2161,442
1957#2111,587
1956#1871,882#3,5356
1955#1761,973
1954#1592,221#3,1767
1953#1442,545#3,1437
1952#1412,521#3,7345
1951#1282,586
1950#1212,700
1949#1162,785
1948#1103,048#3,0107
1947#1063,449#2,49810
1946#1063,041
1945#942,929
1944#853,218#3,1096
1943#793,608#2,18212
1942#743,625#2,04213
1941#713,517#1,75916
1940#643,681#1,98313
1939#603,907#2,6098
1938#534,318#2,18511
1937#574,091#1,99213
1936#494,279#2,30110
1935#464,482#2,39610
1934#414,972#1,78316
1933#405,043#2,36810
1932#375,608#1,71618
1931#345,880#1,30228
1930#326,633#1,42826
1929#306,987#1,93316
1928#297,632#1,14738
1927#258,115#1,60323
1926#228,640#1,51524
1925#219,306#1,58323
1924#1710,069#1,77620
1923#1610,220#1,87418
1922#1610,385#2,14315
1921#1611,209#1,76620
1920#248,658#1,74720
1919#337,335#2,38512
1918#347,517#1,71020
1917#366,399#3,9815
1916#375,866#2,9268
1915#395,119#2,31011
1914#453,713#2,10110
1913#482,922#1,9459
1912#562,468#1,8858
1911#591,722
1910#681,391#1,4216
1909#771,082
1908#85942#1,0218
1907#92787
1906#93728
1905#96712
1904#96639
1903#112511
1902#110543
1901#111480
1900#111601
1899#109448
1898#117457
1897#120410
1896#124387
1895#132349
1894#159269
1893#164233
1892#159242
1891#170195
1890#177181
1889#182157
1888#207118
1887#24673
1886#21983
1885#25959
1884#28545
1883#26148
1882#27840
1881#43415
1880#42116
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Marjorie was already there! It came in at #421, and was given to 16 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 17 girls a year got the name.

Where Marjorie is popular in 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedAKMaine: #90 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 368 girlsMEVermont: #95 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 433 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #106 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 537 girlsNHWashington: #113 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 528 girlsWAIdaho: #128 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 602 girlsIDMontana: #89 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 365 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #84 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 374 girlsNDMinnesota: #77 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 371 girlsMNIllinois: #115 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 594 girlsILWisconsin: #82 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 433 girlsWIMichigan: #93 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 432 girlsMINew York: #102 for girls · 316 births · 1 in 447 girlsNYMassachusetts: #61 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 270 girlsMARhode Island: #73 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 279 girlsRIOregon: #105 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 476 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #91 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 369 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #81 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 320 girlsSDIowa: #90 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 416 girlsIAIndiana: #92 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 456 girlsINOhio: #94 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 460 girlsOHPennsylvania: #93 for girls · 250 births · 1 in 415 girlsPANew Jersey: #112 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 523 girlsNJConnecticut: #94 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 413 girlsCTCalifornia: #125 for girls · 183 births · 1 in 609 girlsCAUtah: #78 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 319 girlsUTColorado: #111 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 484 girlsCONebraska: #100 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 484 girlsNEMissouri: #114 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 627 girlsMOKentucky: #140 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 827 girlsKYWest Virginia: #123 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 684 girlsWVVirginia: #119 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 614 girlsVAMaryland: #118 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 578 girlsMDDelaware: #63 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 237 girlsDEArizona: #99 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 378 girlsAZNew Mexico: #186 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 846 girlsNMKansas: #88 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 419 girlsKSArkansas: #209 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,245 girlsARTennessee: #119 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 603 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #125 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 599 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #188 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 917 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #125 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 585 girlsDCOklahoma: #154 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 940 girlsOKLouisiana: #186 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 950 girlsLAMississippi: #188 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 893 girlsMSAlabama: #167 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 842 girlsALGeorgia: #159 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 780 girlsGAHawaii: #119 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 408 girlsHITexas: #213 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsTXFlorida: #86 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 383 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#61 · 1 in 270
  2. Delaware#63 · 1 in 237
  3. Rhode Island#73 · 1 in 279
  4. Minnesota#77 · 1 in 371
  5. Utah#78 · 1 in 319

Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#611701 in 270
Delaware#63121 in 237
Rhode Island#73261 in 279
Minnesota#77861 in 371
Utah#78261 in 319
South Dakota#81211 in 320
Wisconsin#82831 in 433
North Dakota#84181 in 374
Florida#86701 in 383
Kansas#88421 in 419
Montana#89161 in 365
Iowa#90641 in 416
Maine#90251 in 368
Wyoming#9171 in 369
Indiana#92901 in 456
Michigan#931611 in 432
Pennsylvania#932501 in 415
Connecticut#94431 in 413
Ohio#941851 in 460
Vermont#9581 in 433
Arizona#99231 in 378
Nebraska#100271 in 484
New York#1023161 in 447
Oregon#105311 in 476
New Hampshire#106101 in 537
Colorado#111301 in 484
New Jersey#112821 in 523
Washington#113471 in 528
Missouri#114621 in 627
Illinois#1151411 in 594
Maryland#118391 in 578
Hawaii#119131 in 408
Tennessee#119631 in 603
Virginia#119581 in 614
West Virginia#123351 in 684
California#1251831 in 609
District of Columbia#125191 in 585
North Carolina#125841 in 599
Idaho#128101 in 602
Kentucky#140421 in 827
Oklahoma#154231 in 940
Georgia#159541 in 780
Alabama#167451 in 842
Louisiana#186341 in 950
New Mexico#186101 in 846
Mississippi#188321 in 893
South Carolina#188301 in 917
Arkansas#209181 in 1,245
Texas#213801 in 1,144
Alaska
Nevada

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Marjorie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 194 spots since 2024 (#822#1,016)
  • 117 spots since 2020 (#1,133#1,016)
  • 217 spots since 2015 (#799#1,016)
  • Biggest jump: 736 spots in 2013 (#1,646#910)
  • Biggest drop: 232 spots in 2018 (#938#1,170)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1921 at #16 (11,209 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 42 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1904–1945
  • Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 110
  • Highest: 1 in 110 girls born in 1921 were named Marjorie (0.91%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,534 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 33.3% of all girls named Marjorie (91,221) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s654#182 (1889)#279
1890s3,171#109 (1899)#143
1900s7,025#77 (1909)#98
1910s44,452#33 (1919)#46
1920s91,221#16 (1921)#22
1930s49,213#32 (1930)#45
1940s32,901#64 (1940)#91
1950s20,941#121 (1950)#170
1960s10,511#234 (1962)#277
1970s4,340#376 (1970)#461
1980s2,906#538 (1981)#643
1990s1,771#845 (1992)#1,093
2000s1,173#1,459 (2004)#1,704
2010s2,383#723 (2014)#1,170
2020s1,355#822 (2024)#1,120

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Marjorie in 1948

girls
#110
3,048 births · 1 in 557 girls
boys
#3,010
7 births · 1 in 250,660 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #110Marjorie3,048

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #3,010Marjorie7
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 557 of them was named Marjorie, which outranked 98.2% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marjorie
  1. #107Juanita3,207
  2. #108Victoria3,131
  3. #109Marlene3,053
  4. #110Marjorie3,048
  5. #111Irene3,043
  6. #112Yvonne3,041
  7. #113Kay2,943
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. 555Shawn#1,510#955
  2. 549Regena#1,488#939
  3. 491Regenia#1,255#764
  4. 460Mickie#1,228#768
  5. 413Shirleen#1,377#964
Fallers
  1. 408Michaele#859#1,267
  2. 358Marge#969#1,327
  3. 334Ilona#875#1,209
  4. 282Trudi#875#1,157
  5. 248Marylyn#909#1,157

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 250,660 of them was named Marjorie, which outranked 28.3% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marjorie
  1. #2,788York8
  2. #2,788Zenon8
  3. #2,788Zoltan8
  4. #3,010Marjorie7
  5. #3,010Aime7
  6. #3,010Alcario7
  7. #3,010Aleck7
  8. #3,316Abelino6
  9. #3,316Acey6
  10. #3,316Adair6

Tied with 305 names at #3,010; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. 514Arnulfo#1,316#802
  2. 422Lucio#1,394#972
  3. 377Isidro#1,190#813
  4. 363Shawn#923#560
  5. 331Aurelio#1,233#902
Fallers
  1. 400Marshal#1,000#1,400
  2. 390Robby#906#1,296
  3. 333Frances#923#1,256
  4. 324Deane#836#1,160
  5. 321Lenwood#975#1,296

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948