Girls' name · since 1914
Margerie
118 babies named Margerie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
118 girls have been named Margerie since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Margerie recorded 118 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1947.
- #25,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 118 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margerie ranks #25,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margerie's 118 recorded births place it above 64.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Margerie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Margerie's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Margerie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1947
- Peak year (1917)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Margerie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (49 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Margerie's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Margerie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 49 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Margerie's data
- Margerie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margerie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Margerie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.