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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedNHWashington: #422 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,813 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #545 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,150 girlsILWisconsin: #443 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsWIMichigan: #629 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,958 girlsMINew York: #417 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,748 girlsNYMassachusetts: #407 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,406 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #433 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,624 girlsINOhio: #426 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,604 girlsOHPennsylvania: #430 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,420 girlsPANew Jersey: #587 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,649 girlsNJConnecticut: #385 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,941 girlsCTCalifornia: #603 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 4,414 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #432 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,588 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #362 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,432 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #634 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,476 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #360 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #566 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,657 girlsLAMississippi: #361 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,948 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedALGeorgia: #567 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,202 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marjorie, so not publishedHITexas: #740 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,848 girlsTXFlorida: #333 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,038 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Florida#333 · 1 in 2,038
  2. South Carolina#360 · 1 in 2,156
  3. Mississippi#361 · 1 in 1,948
  4. Virginia#362 · 1 in 2,432
  5. Connecticut#385 · 1 in 2,941

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#333231 in 2,038
South Carolina#36081 in 2,156
Mississippi#36181 in 1,948
Virginia#362121 in 2,432
Connecticut#38551 in 2,941
Massachusetts#40791 in 3,406
New York#417361 in 2,748
Washington#42291 in 2,813
Ohio#426201 in 3,604
Pennsylvania#430201 in 3,420
Missouri#43291 in 3,588
Indiana#433101 in 3,624
Wisconsin#44371 in 4,370
Illinois#545181 in 4,150
Louisiana#56681 in 3,657
Georgia#56781 in 4,202
New Jersey#58781 in 4,649
California#603371 in 4,414
Michigan#629101 in 5,958
North Carolina#63461 in 5,476
Texas#740191 in 5,848
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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
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 1979

girls
#541
347 births · 1 in 4,626 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. #541Marjorie347
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 4,626 of them was named Marjorie, which outranked 95.5% 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 Marjorie
  1. #538Karrie349
  2. #539Adrian348
  3. #539Cari348
  4. #541Marjorie347
  5. #542Raven346
  6. #543Tori345
  7. #544Constance344
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 →