Recorded 1923–1926 Girls' name Peak 1926 16 births

Margey — girls' name

16 babies named Margey in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s16

The verdict

16 girls have been named Margey since 1923, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1926.

16
total births
1923–1926
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Margey was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

10 babies were named Margey in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margey

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Margey between 1923 and 1926, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margey 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 16 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.

Margey at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

16

Since 1923

4 years of records

Peak year

1926

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1923

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1926

Margey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1923

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1926)
10
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
567891011 19261923 6

Margey by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 100% of Margey's all-time total
1920s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margey?
16 babies have been named Margey since 1923. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1926 with 10 births.
When was Margey most popular?
Margey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Margey been used?
Margey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 4 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Margey?
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, 1923–1926 (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.