Recorded 1914–1947 Girls' name Peak 1917 118 births

Margerie — girls' name

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.

1910s361920s491930s221940s11
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Margerie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

11 babies were named Margerie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margerie

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Margerie between 1914 and 1947, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margerie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margerie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Margerie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margerie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 118 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Margerie at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

118

Since 1914

34 years of records

Peak year

1917

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1914

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1947

Margerie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1914

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1917)
11
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 1947193519291926192019171914 8

Margerie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
49 births that decade — 42% of Margerie's all-time total
1910s361920s491930s221940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margerie?
118 babies have been named Margerie since 1914. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1917 with 11 births.
When was Margerie most popular?
Margerie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Margerie been used?
Margerie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 34 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Margerie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.