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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedAKMaine: #64 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 206 girlsMEVermont: #49 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 167 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #50 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 142 girlsNHWashington: #45 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 214 girlsWAIdaho: #62 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 273 girlsIDMontana: #67 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 290 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #47 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 171 girlsNDMinnesota: #48 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 207 girlsMNIllinois: #75 for girls · 169 births · 1 in 362 girlsILWisconsin: #46 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 221 girlsWIMichigan: #53 for girls · 198 births · 1 in 242 girlsMINew York: #79 for girls · 307 births · 1 in 314 girlsNYMassachusetts: #54 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 189 girlsMARhode Island: #33 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 116 girlsRIOregon: #45 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 220 girlsORNevada: #33 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 83 girlsNVWyoming: #55 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 212 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #41 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 159 girlsSDIowa: #47 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 212 girlsIAIndiana: #49 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 215 girlsINOhio: #57 for girls · 222 births · 1 in 257 girlsOHPennsylvania: #73 for girls · 260 births · 1 in 302 girlsPANew Jersey: #78 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 314 girlsNJConnecticut: #72 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 250 girlsCTCalifornia: #73 for girls · 169 births · 1 in 330 girlsCAUtah: #53 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 220 girlsUTColorado: #49 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 207 girlsCONebraska: #51 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 214 girlsNEMissouri: #70 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 339 girlsMOKentucky: #117 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 584 girlsKYWest Virginia: #96 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 466 girlsWVVirginia: #110 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 501 girlsVAMaryland: #84 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 368 girlsMDDelaware: #94 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 330 girlsDEArizona: #59 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 241 girlsAZNew Mexico: #111 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 419 girlsNMKansas: #47 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 220 girlsKSArkansas: #140 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 614 girlsARTennessee: #97 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 459 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #100 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 443 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #175 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 804 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 348 girlsDCOklahoma: #131 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 654 girlsOKLouisiana: #128 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 504 girlsLAMississippi: #158 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 679 girlsMSAlabama: #131 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 572 girlsALGeorgia: #116 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 479 girlsGAHawaii: #75 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 240 girlsHITexas: #145 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 638 girlsTXFlorida: #78 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 324 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#33 · 1 in 83
  2. Rhode Island#33 · 1 in 116
  3. South Dakota#41 · 1 in 159
  4. Washington#45 · 1 in 214
  5. Oregon#45 · 1 in 220

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#3361 in 83
Rhode Island#33421 in 116
South Dakota#41291 in 159
Oregon#45351 in 220
Washington#45601 in 214
Wisconsin#461131 in 221
Iowa#47961 in 212
Kansas#47581 in 220
North Dakota#47311 in 171
Minnesota#481121 in 207
Colorado#49441 in 207
Indiana#491341 in 215
Vermont#49151 in 167
New Hampshire#50241 in 142
Nebraska#51421 in 214
Michigan#531981 in 242
Utah#53231 in 220
Massachusetts#541681 in 189
Wyoming#5581 in 212
Ohio#572221 in 257
Arizona#59211 in 241
Idaho#62161 in 273
Maine#64311 in 206
Montana#67151 in 290
Missouri#70881 in 339
Connecticut#72491 in 250
California#731691 in 330
Pennsylvania#732601 in 302
Hawaii#75151 in 240
Illinois#751691 in 362
Florida#78501 in 324
New Jersey#78931 in 314
New York#793071 in 314
District of Columbia#81211 in 348
Maryland#84401 in 368
Delaware#9461 in 330
West Virginia#96421 in 466
Tennessee#97641 in 459
North Carolina#100881 in 443
Virginia#110521 in 501
New Mexico#111141 in 419
Georgia#116681 in 479
Kentucky#117491 in 584
Louisiana#128491 in 504
Alabama#131521 in 572
Oklahoma#131311 in 654
Arkansas#140321 in 614
Texas#1451001 in 638
Mississippi#158341 in 679
South Carolina#175281 in 804
Alaska———

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 1941

girls
#71
3,517 births · 1 in 344 girls
boys
#1,759
16 births · 1 in 76,770 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #71Marjorie3,517

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #1,759Marjorie16
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 344 of them was named Marjorie, which outranked 98.6% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marjorie
  1. #68Gail3,609
  2. #69Ruby3,581
  3. #70Kay3,538
  4. #71Marjorie3,517
  5. #72Roberta3,396
  6. #73Jacqueline3,388
  7. #74Irene3,370
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 76,770 of them was named Marjorie, which outranked 56.0% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marjorie
  1. #1,685Wilburt17
  2. #1,685Williard17
  3. #1,685Worth17
  4. #1,759Marjorie16
  5. #1,759Adrain16
  6. #1,759Algie16
  7. #1,759Ancel16
  8. #1,821Adell15
  9. #1,821Agapito15
  10. #1,821Alpha15

Tied with 61 names at #1,759; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →