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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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 1979

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #793 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,512 girlsMINew York: #974 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,993 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedINOhio: #1,057 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,418 girlsOHPennsylvania: #818 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,773 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #811 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 6,805 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #479 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,036 girlsMOKentucky: #520 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,898 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedARTennessee: #431 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #508 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedLAMississippi: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #477 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,361 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Margie, so not publishedHITexas: #533 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,704 girlsTXFlorida: #877 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,812 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#328 · 1 in 1,732
  2. Tennessee#431 · 1 in 3,165
  3. Georgia#477 · 1 in 3,361
  4. Missouri#479 · 1 in 4,036
  5. North Carolina#508 · 1 in 4,107

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#32891 in 1,732
Tennessee#43191 in 3,165
Georgia#477101 in 3,361
Missouri#47981 in 4,036
North Carolina#50881 in 4,107
Kentucky#52051 in 4,898
Texas#533301 in 3,704
Michigan#79371 in 8,512
California#811241 in 6,805
Pennsylvania#81871 in 9,773
Florida#87761 in 7,812
New York#974111 in 8,993
Ohio#1,05751 in 14,418
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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 1979

girls
#851
183 births · 1 in 8,772 girls

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #851Margie183
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 8,772 of them was named Margie, which outranked 92.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margie
  1. #846Lashawn184
  2. #846Niki184
  3. #846Sunny184
  4. #851Margie183
  5. #851Jena183
  6. #851Raina183
  7. #854Leona182
  8. #854Magdalena182
  9. #854Sandi182

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

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

See the top 100 for 1979 →