Margery vs Margaret

Side-by-side comparison of Margery and Margaret — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Margery

Girl name

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Margery Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #118
Total Births (all years) 15,785 1,262,307
Peak Year 1921 1921
Peak Year Births 564 28,468
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margery Margaret
1880ss 129 21,799
1890ss 350 37,937
1900ss 425 57,919
1910ss 2,329 189,234
1920ss 4,722 245,010
1930ss 2,685 157,371
1940ss 2,337 173,025
1950ss 1,507 149,583
1960ss 711 81,869
1970ss 247 31,946
1980ss 150 30,352
1990ss 86 31,293
2000ss 58 23,915
2010ss 32 20,034
2020ss 17 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margery Margaret
2014 7 1,951
2015 — 2,110
2016 7 2,216
2017 11 2,255
2018 — 2,334
2019 7 2,214
2020 9 2,195
2021 — 2,242
2022 8 2,197
2023 — 2,083
2024 — 2,303

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2022.

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