Margie
Pet form of Margaret, “pearl,” at home in mid-century America.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Margie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 4 different years between 1922 and 1935. Its biggest year was 1925, when 2,868 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 99 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1933, at No. 95. All told, 106,407 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Margy (1,525) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Margaret
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 456 | No. 266 |
| 1890s | 1,034 | No. 245 |
| 1900s | 2,097 | No. 201 |
| 1910s | 6,771 | No. 177 |
| 1920s | 25,495 | No. 99 |
| 1930s | 23,342 | No. 95 |
| 1940s | 20,261 | No. 114 |
| 1950s | 13,673 | No. 184 |
| 1960s | 8,161 | No. 236 |
| 1970s | 2,443 | No. 502 |
| 1980s | 1,161 | No. 902 |
| 1990s | 545 | No. 1657 |
| 2000s | 287 | No. 3334 |
| 2010s | 162 | No. 5612 |
| 2020s | 116 | No. 4873 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.