Margie vs Margaret

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

Name A

Margie

Girl name · Rank #6167

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Margie Margaret
Current Rank #6167 #119
Total Births (all years) 106,004 1,264,774
Peak Year 1925 1921
Peak Year Births 2,868 28,468
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margie Margaret
1880s 456 21,799
1890s 1,034 37,937
1900s 2,097 57,919
1910s 6,771 189,234
1920s 25,495 245,011
1930s 23,342 157,369
1940s 20,261 173,028
1950s 13,673 149,582
1960s 8,161 81,870
1970s 2,443 31,947
1980s 1,161 30,352
1990s 545 31,294
2000s 287 23,919
2010s 162 20,036
2020s 116 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margie Margaret
2014 9 1,951
2015 19 2,110
2016 14 2,217
2017 12 2,255
2018 17 2,334
2019 22 2,214
2020 17 2,196
2021 13 2,245
2022 23 2,199
2023 27 2,085
2024 19 2,316
2025 17 2,436

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, 1880–2025.

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