Recorded 1918–1939 Girls' name Peak 1926 101 births

Marjarie — girls' name

101 babies named Marjarie in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

101 girls have been named Marjarie since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1939.

101
total births
1918–1939
years on record
1920s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Marjarie was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marjarie in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marjarie

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Marjarie between 1918 and 1939, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marjarie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marjarie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marjarie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marjarie 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 101 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.

Marjarie at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

101

Since 1918

22 years of records

Peak year

1926

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1918

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1939

Marjarie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1918

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1926)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Marjarie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
86 births that decade — 85% of Marjarie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marjarie?
101 babies have been named Marjarie since 1918. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1926 with 11 births.
When was Marjarie most popular?
Marjarie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Marjarie been used?
Marjarie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 22 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Marjarie?
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, 1918–1939 (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.