Margie

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · Last seen for boys in 1962 at #3,041
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1933 · 2,409 births
Debut · girls
31 births
In top 100 · girls
4 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
106,004
since 1880

Margie over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #95, 1933girls
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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#6,54617—
2024#6,16719—
2023#4,87327—
2022#5,46523—
2021#8,02413—
2020#6,62917—
2019#5,61222—
2018#6,79217—
2017#8,77612—
2016#7,98814—
2015#6,45219—
2014#10,9559—
2013#7,74815—
2012#7,14417—
2011#8,19614—
2010#5,77123—
2009#6,54420—
2008#5,57425—
2007#4,94429—
2006#4,35833—
2005#4,48730—
2004#5,37723—
2003#4,41829—
2002#3,73035—
2001#5,00923—
2000#3,33440—
1999#3,71832—
1998#3,01542—
1997#3,62631—
1996#3,30235—
1995#3,22035—
1994#2,32356—
1993#2,06866—
1992#1,92872—
1991#1,68987—
1990#1,65789—
1989#1,76976—
1988#1,47792—
1987#1,349101—
1986#1,39292—
1985#1,310102—
1984#1,238104—
1983#1,120120—
1982#938159—
1981#987148—
1980#902167—
1979#851183—
1978#822182—
1977#872165—
1976#803173—
1975#728202—
1974#644237—
1973#621246—
1972#578284—
1971#502378—
1970#504393—
1969#477409—
1968#465425—
1967#420492—
1966#386552—
1965#347695—
1964#311883—
1963#2821,041—
1962#2361,344#3,0418
1961#2661,146#3,6526
1960#2601,174#4,0385
1959#2441,267#3,6196
1958#2351,292—
1957#2371,286#2,8229
1956#2311,270—
1955#2271,278—
1954#2071,488—
1953#2061,452#3,7985
1952#2041,409—
1951#1981,461—
1950#1841,470—
1949#1691,690#3,6905
1948#1481,927#3,3166
1947#1392,169#2,25112
1946#1381,946#2,14312
1945#1381,764#3,3385
1944#1302,005#2,8627
1943#1282,148#2,5639
1942#1262,196#2,14512
1941#1222,149#2,33310
1940#1142,267#1,73616
1939#1132,266#1,87914
1938#1092,425#1,47621
1937#1112,287#1,62718
1936#1012,342#1,96413
1935#1002,368#2,5299
1934#1032,373#2,12112
1933#952,409#2,7388
1932#1022,424#1,84816
1931#1072,206#1,45823
1930#1122,242#1,96415
1929#1082,336#2,09614
1928#1082,437#2,27013
1927#1042,681#2,29813
1926#1032,714#2,56611
1925#992,868#2,19314
1924#1022,832#2,13215
1923#1012,724#2,22414
1922#1002,854#2,63011
1921#1062,696#3,8696
1920#1671,353—
1919#1771,158#4,1685
1918#1881,064—
1917#193951#3,9815
1916#195915—
1915#218740—
1914#213588—
1913#237423—
1912#239356—
1911#239271—
1910#213305—
1909#201286—
1908#221243—
1907#219228—
1906#226194—
1905#226190—
1904#216199—
1903#212199—
1902#217187—
1901#222165—
1900#216206—
1899#263117—
1898#275123—
1897#267114—
1896#245130—
1895#28298—
1894#261110—
1893#260106—
1892#28291—
1891#30667—
1890#28478—
1889#26679—
1888#28069—
1887#27858—
1886#29449—
1885#28349—
1884#32237—
1883#32031—
1882#38921—
1881#27932—
1880#27831—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Margie was already there! It came in at #278, and was given to 31 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2014, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Margie is popular in 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedNHWashington: #84 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 349 girlsWAIdaho: #134 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 585 girlsIDMontana: #110 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 415 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #104 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 398 girlsNDMinnesota: #149 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 967 girlsMNIllinois: #114 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 610 girlsILWisconsin: #123 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 783 girlsWIMichigan: #157 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsMINew York: #242 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,078 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedRIOregon: #108 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 470 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #80 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 260 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #115 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 524 girlsSDIowa: #129 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 763 girlsIAIndiana: #117 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 668 girlsINOhio: #107 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 514 girlsOHPennsylvania: #163 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsPANew Jersey: #205 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,662 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #99 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 434 girlsCAUtah: #95 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 366 girlsUTColorado: #84 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 314 girlsCONebraska: #87 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 378 girlsNEMissouri: #101 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 470 girlsMOKentucky: #51 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 242 girlsKYWest Virginia: #101 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 447 girlsWVVirginia: #78 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 318 girlsVAMaryland: #184 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedDEArizona: #105 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 354 girlsAZNew Mexico: #123 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 397 girlsNMKansas: #127 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 615 girlsKSArkansas: #60 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 276 girlsARTennessee: #55 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 251 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #48 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 229 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #46 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 209 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #55 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 263 girlsOKLouisiana: #57 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 235 girlsLAMississippi: #65 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 256 girlsMSAlabama: #64 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 258 girlsALGeorgia: #47 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 224 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedHITexas: #53 for girls · 203 births · 1 in 281 girlsTXFlorida: #85 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 337 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#46 · 1 in 209
  2. Georgia#47 · 1 in 224
  3. North Carolina#48 · 1 in 229
  4. Kentucky#51 · 1 in 242
  5. Texas#53 · 1 in 281

Best ever in a state: #26 in Nevada, 1937.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#461011 in 209
Georgia#471391 in 224
North Carolina#481611 in 229
Kentucky#511141 in 242
Texas#532031 in 281
Oklahoma#55761 in 263
Tennessee#551081 in 251
Louisiana#57961 in 235
Arkansas#60661 in 276
Alabama#641101 in 258
Mississippi#65861 in 256
Virginia#78751 in 318
Wyoming#8061 in 260
Colorado#84281 in 314
Washington#84311 in 349
Florida#85411 in 337
Nebraska#87241 in 378
Utah#95131 in 366
California#991051 in 434
Missouri#101571 in 470
West Virginia#101421 in 447
North Dakota#104131 in 398
Arizona#105131 in 354
Ohio#107981 in 514
Oregon#108141 in 470
Montana#110101 in 415
Illinois#114881 in 610
South Dakota#11591 in 524
Indiana#117381 in 668
New Mexico#123141 in 397
Wisconsin#123301 in 783
Kansas#127201 in 615
Iowa#129251 in 763
Idaho#13471 in 585
Minnesota#149221 in 967
Michigan#157381 in 1,092
Pennsylvania#163651 in 1,112
Maryland#184111 in 1,093
New Jersey#205151 in 1,662
New York#242411 in 2,078
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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 Margie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 379 spots since 2024 (#6,167 → #6,546)
  • 83 spots since 2020 (#6,629 → #6,546)
  • 94 spots since 2015 (#6,452 → #6,546)
  • Biggest jump: 69 spots in 1883 (#389 → #320)
  • Biggest drop: 182 spots in 1983 (#938 → #1,120)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1933 at #95 (2,409 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 27 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 4 yrs · 1922–1935
  • Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1880–1982
Share of babies · girls
1 in 418
  • Highest: 1 in 418 girls born in 1933 were named Margie (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 24.1% of all girls named Margie (25,495) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s456#266 (1889)#299
1890s1,034#245 (1896)#273
1900s2,097#201 (1909)#218
1910s6,771#177 (1919)#211
1920s25,495#99 (1925)#110
1930s23,342#95 (1933)#105
1940s20,261#114 (1940)#135
1950s13,673#184 (1950)#217
1960s8,161#236 (1962)#345
1970s2,443#502 (1971)#693
1980s1,161#902 (1980)#1,248
1990s545#1,657 (1990)#2,655
2000s287#3,334 (2000)#4,778
2010s162#5,612 (2019)#7,543
2020s116#4,873 (2023)#6,284

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.

Margie in 1939

girls
#113
2,266 births · 1 in 484 girls
boys
#1,879
14 births · 1 in 79,061 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #113Margie2,266

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #1,879Margie14
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 484 of them was named Margie, which outranked 97.7% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margie
  1. #110Lucille2,313
  2. #111Connie2,296
  3. #112Glenda2,286
  4. #113Margie2,266
  5. #114Rosalie2,162
  6. #115Eileen2,158
  7. #116Bernice2,123
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 79,061 of them was named Margie, which outranked 52.6% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margie
  1. #1,795Wilborn15
  2. #1,795Winferd15
  3. #1,795Zachary15
  4. #1,879Margie14
  5. #1,879Alger14
  6. #1,879Alvan14
  7. #1,879Amado14
  8. #1,958Aden13
  9. #1,958Adron13
  10. #1,958Alexis13

Tied with 78 names at #1,879; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →