US rank #6369 Girls' name Peak 1925 105,986 births

Margie — #6369 US girls' name

105,986 babies named Margie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s4561890s10341900s20971910s67711920s254951930s233421940s202621950s136721960s81611970s24431980s11611990s5452000s2872010s1622020s98
#6369
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Margie was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

2,868 babies were named Margie in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margie

The Social Security Administration has registered 105,986 babies named Margie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margie currently holds the #6369 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 2,868 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25,495 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Margie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11,091 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Margie in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margie 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 105,986 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.

Margie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

105,986

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1925

2,868 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#6,369

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Margie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
2,868
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 31

Margie popularity over time — boys

403 total births recorded since 1917 (Margie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 403 births
0510152025 196219531945194019351930192519191917 5

Margie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
25,495 births that decade — 24% of Margie's all-time total
1880s4561890s10341900s20971910s67711920s254951930s233421940s202621950s136721960s81611970s24431980s11611990s5452000s2872010s1622020s98

Margie by state

Where Margie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Margie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11,091 10.5%
#2 North Carolina
6,339 6.0%
#3 Georgia
4,902 4.6%
#4 California
4,873 4.6%
#5 Kentucky
4,591 4.3%
#6 Alabama
4,326 4.1%
#7 Tennessee
4,252 4.0%
#8 Ohio
4,137 3.9%
Texas share of Margie's total US births 10.5%
Even split

11,091 of 105,986 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Margie appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margie?
105,986 babies have been named Margie since 1880. It currently ranks #6369 among girls. The peak year was 1925 with 2,868 births.
When was Margie most popular?
Margie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25,495 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Margie most popular?
The top states for the name Margie are Texas (11,091 births), North Carolina (6,339 births), Georgia (4,902 births).
How long has the name Margie been used?
Margie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Margie?
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.