Recorded 1907–1996 Girls' name Peak 1925 1,026 births

Margorie — girls' name

1,026 babies named Margorie in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s171910s1211920s3061930s1861940s1531950s1461960s651970s141980s111990s7
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Margorie was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

39 babies were named Margorie in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margorie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,026 babies named Margorie between 1907 and 1996, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margorie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margorie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 306 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Margorie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Margorie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margorie 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 1,026 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.

Margorie at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

1,026

Since 1907

90 years of records

Peak year

1925

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1907

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 1996

Margorie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1907

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1925)
39
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
01020304050 199619641954194519361927191819081907 6

Margorie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
306 births that decade — 30% of Margorie's all-time total
1900s171910s1211920s3061930s1861940s1531950s1461960s651970s141980s111990s7

Margorie by state

Where Margorie concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Margorie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
7 0.7%
Illinois share of Margorie's total US births 0.7%

7 of 1,026 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margorie?
1,026 babies have been named Margorie since 1907. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1925 with 39 births.
When was Margorie most popular?
Margorie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 306 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Margorie most popular?
The top states for the name Margorie are Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Margorie been used?
Margorie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 90 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Margorie?
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, 1907–1996 (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.