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
- Peak · girls
- 1921 · 11,209 births
- Debut · girls
- 16 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 42 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 274,017since 1880
Marjorie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,016 | 246 | — | |
| 2024 | #822 | 335 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,248 | 185 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,279 | 187 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,223 | 192 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,133 | 210 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,173 | 203 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,170 | 206 | — | |
| 2017 | #938 | 281 | — | |
| 2016 | #928 | 297 | — | |
| 2015 | #799 | 353 | — | |
| 2014 | #723 | 387 | — | |
| 2013 | #910 | 281 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,646 | 130 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,772 | 115 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,639 | 130 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,778 | 122 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,717 | 129 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,848 | 114 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,743 | 119 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,574 | 129 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,459 | 139 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,561 | 123 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,887 | 94 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,819 | 97 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,649 | 107 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,492 | 115 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,228 | 148 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,362 | 126 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,275 | 136 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,017 | 181 | — | |
| 1994 | #994 | 186 | — | |
| 1993 | #977 | 191 | — | |
| 1992 | #845 | 235 | — | |
| 1991 | #857 | 234 | — | |
| 1990 | #883 | 219 | — | |
| 1989 | #770 | 252 | — | |
| 1988 | #717 | 261 | — | |
| 1987 | #718 | 252 | — | |
| 1986 | #663 | 279 | — | |
| 1985 | #686 | 260 | — | |
| 1984 | #643 | 272 | — | |
| 1983 | #597 | 297 | — | |
| 1982 | #544 | 351 | — | |
| 1981 | #538 | 349 | — | |
| 1980 | #558 | 333 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #541 | 347 | — | |
| 1978 | #508 | 370 | — | |
| 1977 | #498 | 381 | — | |
| 1976 | #500 | 357 | — | |
| 1975 | #474 | 391 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #449 | 409 | — | |
| 1973 | #442 | 430 | — | |
| 1972 | #428 | 453 | — | |
| 1971 | #391 | 567 | — | |
| 1970 | #376 | 635 | — | |
| 1969 | #347 | 671 | — | |
| 1968 | #323 | 723 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #306 | 794 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #300 | 846 | — | |
| 1965 | #278 | 974 | — | |
| 1964 | #257 | 1,188 | — | |
| 1963 | #247 | 1,282 | — | |
| 1962 | #234 | 1,373 | — | |
| 1961 | #238 | 1,315 | — | |
| 1960 | #237 | 1,345 | — | |
| 1959 | #216 | 1,484 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #216 | 1,442 | — | |
| 1957 | #211 | 1,587 | — | |
| 1956 | #187 | 1,882 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #176 | 1,973 | — | |
| 1954 | #159 | 2,221 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #144 | 2,545 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #141 | 2,521 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #128 | 2,586 | — | |
| 1950 | #121 | 2,700 | — | |
| 1949 | #116 | 2,785 | — | |
| 1948 | #110 | 3,048 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #106 | 3,449 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #106 | 3,041 | — | |
| 1945 | #94 | 2,929 | — | |
| 1944 | #85 | 3,218 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #79 | 3,608 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #74 | 3,625 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #71 | 3,517 | #1,759 | 16 |
| 1940 | #64 | 3,681 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #60 | 3,907 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #53 | 4,318 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #57 | 4,091 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #49 | 4,279 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #46 | 4,482 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #41 | 4,972 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #40 | 5,043 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #37 | 5,608 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #34 | 5,880 | #1,302 | 28 |
| 1930 | #32 | 6,633 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1929 | #30 | 6,987 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #29 | 7,632 | #1,147 | 38 |
| 1927 | #25 | 8,115 | #1,603 | 23 |
| 1926 | #22 | 8,640 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #21 | 9,306 | #1,583 | 23 |
| 1924 | #17 | 10,069 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | #16 | 10,220 | #1,874 | 18 |
| 1922 | #16 | 10,385 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #16 | 11,209 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #24 | 8,658 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | #33 | 7,335 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #34 | 7,517 | #1,710 | 20 |
| 1917 | #36 | 6,399 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #37 | 5,866 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #39 | 5,119 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #45 | 3,713 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #48 | 2,922 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #56 | 2,468 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #59 | 1,722 | — | |
| 1910 | #68 | 1,391 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #77 | 1,082 | — | |
| 1908 | #85 | 942 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1907 | #92 | 787 | — | |
| 1906 | #93 | 728 | — | |
| 1905 | #96 | 712 | — | |
| 1904 | #96 | 639 | — | |
| 1903 | #112 | 511 | — | |
| 1902 | #110 | 543 | — | |
| 1901 | #111 | 480 | — | |
| 1900 | #111 | 601 | — | |
| 1899 | #109 | 448 | — | |
| 1898 | #117 | 457 | — | |
| 1897 | #120 | 410 | — | |
| 1896 | #124 | 387 | — | |
| 1895 | #132 | 349 | — | |
| 1894 | #159 | 269 | — | |
| 1893 | #164 | 233 | — | |
| 1892 | #159 | 242 | — | |
| 1891 | #170 | 195 | — | |
| 1890 | #177 | 181 | — | |
| 1889 | #182 | 157 | — | |
| 1888 | #207 | 118 | — | |
| 1887 | #246 | 73 | — | |
| 1886 | #219 | 83 | — | |
| 1885 | #259 | 59 | — | |
| 1884 | #285 | 45 | — | |
| 1883 | #261 | 48 | — | |
| 1882 | #278 | 40 | — | |
| 1881 | #434 | 15 | — | |
| 1880 | #421 | 16 | — | |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Kansas#36 · 1 in 164
- North Dakota#39 · 1 in 140
- Oregon#41 · 1 in 174
- South Dakota#43 · 1 in 157
- Vermont#44 · 1 in 140
Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #36 | 75 | 1 in 164 |
| North Dakota | #39 | 38 | 1 in 140 |
| Oregon | #41 | 41 | 1 in 174 |
| South Dakota | #43 | 30 | 1 in 157 |
| Vermont | #44 | 18 | 1 in 140 |
| Iowa | #45 | 98 | 1 in 201 |
| Washington | #46 | 57 | 1 in 203 |
| Montana | #47 | 25 | 1 in 171 |
| Nebraska | #48 | 46 | 1 in 201 |
| Ohio | #49 | 248 | 1 in 213 |
| Colorado | #51 | 41 | 1 in 222 |
| Delaware | #51 | 9 | 1 in 177 |
| Indiana | #51 | 121 | 1 in 222 |
| Minnesota | #51 | 104 | 1 in 218 |
| New Hampshire | #52 | 22 | 1 in 151 |
| Hawaii | #54 | 20 | 1 in 169 |
| California | #55 | 191 | 1 in 261 |
| Michigan | #55 | 187 | 1 in 234 |
| Massachusetts | #56 | 152 | 1 in 193 |
| Wisconsin | #58 | 97 | 1 in 249 |
| District of Columbia | #60 | 27 | 1 in 227 |
| Missouri | #60 | 102 | 1 in 274 |
| Utah | #61 | 20 | 1 in 250 |
| Rhode Island | #63 | 22 | 1 in 206 |
| Maine | #64 | 28 | 1 in 220 |
| Illinois | #67 | 190 | 1 in 296 |
| New Jersey | #69 | 101 | 1 in 256 |
| Pennsylvania | #69 | 269 | 1 in 279 |
| Wyoming | #71 | 7 | 1 in 237 |
| Connecticut | #73 | 40 | 1 in 266 |
| Maryland | #76 | 42 | 1 in 310 |
| New York | #77 | 318 | 1 in 282 |
| Tennessee | #78 | 82 | 1 in 344 |
| Idaho | #79 | 14 | 1 in 305 |
| Florida | #82 | 44 | 1 in 337 |
| North Carolina | #83 | 109 | 1 in 346 |
| Virginia | #92 | 65 | 1 in 380 |
| Kentucky | #94 | 66 | 1 in 434 |
| West Virginia | #94 | 42 | 1 in 451 |
| Oklahoma | #97 | 45 | 1 in 448 |
| Arizona | #102 | 13 | 1 in 373 |
| Georgia | #107 | 72 | 1 in 441 |
| Louisiana | #113 | 53 | 1 in 442 |
| Arkansas | #118 | 37 | 1 in 517 |
| Texas | #128 | 106 | 1 in 567 |
| Mississippi | #130 | 48 | 1 in 471 |
| Alabama | #135 | 51 | 1 in 579 |
| New Mexico | #156 | 11 | 1 in 534 |
| South Carolina | #169 | 29 | 1 in 755 |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #16 (11,209 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 42 yrs · run 1904–1945
- Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1994
- Highest: 1 in 110 girls born in 1921 were named Marjorie (0.91%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,534 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 33.3% of all girls named Marjorie (91,221) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 654 | #182 (1889) | #279 |
| 1890s | 3,171 | #109 (1899) | #143 |
| 1900s | 7,025 | #77 (1909) | #98 |
| 1910s | 44,452 | #33 (1919) | #46 |
| 1920s | 91,221 | #16 (1921) | #22 |
| 1930s | 49,213 | #32 (1930) | #45 |
| 1940s | 32,901 | #64 (1940) | #91 |
| 1950s | 20,941 | #121 (1950) | #170 |
| 1960s | 10,511 | #234 (1962) | #277 |
| 1970s | 4,340 | #376 (1970) | #461 |
| 1980s | 2,906 | #538 (1981) | #643 |
| 1990s | 1,771 | #845 (1992) | #1,093 |
| 2000s | 1,173 | #1,459 (2004) | #1,704 |
| 2010s | 2,383 | #723 (2014) | #1,170 |
| 2020s | 1,355 | #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 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 311 of them was named Marjorie, which outranked 98.7% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 89,167 of them was named Marjorie, which outranked 49.6% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,894Wash14
- #1,894Wilbern14
- #1,894Willaim14
- #1,983Marjorie13
- #1,983Addie13
- #1,983Aldon13
- #1,983Alvester13
- #2,081Adron12
- #2,081Almer12
- #2,081Americo12
Tied with 97 names at #1,983; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.