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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Nebraska#302 · 1 in 1,965
- Indiana#334 · 1 in 2,320
- Pennsylvania#340 · 1 in 2,445
- New Mexico#346 · 1 in 1,637
- Virginia#364 · 1 in 2,531
Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #302 | 5 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Indiana | #334 | 15 | 1 in 2,320 |
| Pennsylvania | #340 | 27 | 1 in 2,445 |
| New Mexico | #346 | 5 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Virginia | #364 | 11 | 1 in 2,531 |
| Kansas | #387 | 5 | 1 in 2,687 |
| Michigan | #395 | 19 | 1 in 3,029 |
| Connecticut | #396 | 5 | 1 in 2,838 |
| Georgia | #399 | 13 | 1 in 2,481 |
| Maryland | #446 | 6 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Oregon | #454 | 5 | 1 in 3,089 |
| Missouri | #456 | 8 | 1 in 3,832 |
| Kentucky | #459 | 6 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Washington | #460 | 7 | 1 in 3,278 |
| New York | #474 | 30 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Ohio | #474 | 16 | 1 in 4,310 |
| Wisconsin | #481 | 6 | 1 in 4,827 |
| California | #491 | 49 | 1 in 3,129 |
| Colorado | #492 | 5 | 1 in 3,459 |
| North Carolina | #503 | 8 | 1 in 4,046 |
| Illinois | #525 | 18 | 1 in 3,939 |
| Florida | #573 | 11 | 1 in 4,002 |
| New Jersey | #585 | 8 | 1 in 4,534 |
| Texas | #751 | 17 | 1 in 6,082 |
| Louisiana | #771 | 5 | 1 in 5,503 |
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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 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
| 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 1978
girls
#508
370 births · 1 in 4,140 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 4,140 of them was named Marjorie, which outranked 95.6% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).