Margery vs Mary

Side-by-side comparison of Margery and Mary — 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

Mary

Girl name · Rank #132

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Margery Mary
Current Rank Unranked #132
Total Births (all years) 15,785 4,139,160
Peak Year 1921 1921
Peak Year Births 564 73,984
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margery Mary
1880ss 129 91,668
1890ss 350 131,138
1900ss 425 161,504
1910ss 2,329 478,636
1920ss 4,722 701,756
1930ss 2,685 572,997
1940ss 2,337 640,070
1950ss 1,507 625,609
1960ss 711 355,238
1970ss 247 126,254
1980ss 150 95,862
1990ss 86 75,713
2000ss 58 46,310
2010ss 32 25,683
2020ss 17 10,722

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margery Mary
2014 7 2,636
2015 — 2,642
2016 7 2,526
2017 11 2,424
2018 — 2,369
2019 7 2,239
2020 9 2,229
2021 — 2,100
2022 8 2,116
2023 — 2,081
2024 — 2,196

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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