Total births
15,791
Girls' name · since 1880
Margery
15,791 babies named Margery in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 15,791
- total births
- 1880–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Margery is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15,791 have been recorded since 1880.
Margery has 15,791 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- 15,791 total births
- 1880–2025 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
15,791 girls have been named Margery since 1880, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2025.
- 15,791
- total births
- 1880–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Margery was born in this single decade.
1921
Single peak year
564 babies were named Margery in 1921 - its busiest year on record.
Margery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Margery's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 564, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Margery at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1921
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Margery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 564
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Margery by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Margery's strongest decade.
4,722 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Margery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 129
1880s
129 births
- 1890s 350
1890s
350 births
- 1900s 425
1900s
425 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,329 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,722 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,685 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,337 births
- 1950s 1,507
1950s
1,507 births
- 1960s 711
1960s
711 births
- 1970s 247
1970s
247 births
- 1980s 150
1980s
150 births
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,722 births (30% of all-time use).
How Margery compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Margery's total volume
Margery vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Margery by state
Where Margery concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,569 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 1,092 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,028 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 998 | 6.3% |
| #5 | California | | 820 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 761 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 708 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 533 | 3.4% |
New York share of Margery's total US births 9.9%
Even split
1,569 of 15,791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Margery appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Margery? ▼
Margery has been given to 15,791 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 564 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
When was Margery most popular? ▼
Margery was most popular in the 1920s decade with 4,722 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Margery most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Margery are New York (1,569 births), Ohio (1,092 births), Illinois (1,028 births).
How long has the name Margery been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Margery since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Margery? ▼
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.
What to do with Margery's data
- Margery's decade-level peak was the 1920s (4,722 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Margerys (1,569 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Margery
Nearby Names Like Margery
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Margery
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Margery side by side: Margery vs Mary Margery vs Margaret Margery vs Maria
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Names with a similar number of total births
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Eddie #9559
15,760 births · Peak 1922
Chrystal #12201
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Dee
15,830 births · Peak 1961
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Margery: Baby Name Since 1880 - 15,791 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/margery. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Margery 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 June 2026.