Girls' name · since 1918

Marjarie

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.

#27,027 of 72,339
all-time among girls
101
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

Marjarie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 101 have been recorded since 1918.

Marjarie has 101 recorded births among girls since 1918, 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 1918 to 1939.

  • #27,027 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 101 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marjarie ranks #27,027 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#27,027 of 72,339
all-time among girls
101
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marjarie's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marjarie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Marjarie's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Marjarie popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1926)
11
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4681012 1918192019221924192619281939 5

Marjarie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (86 births, 85% of the file).

1920s was Marjarie's strongest decade.

86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Marjarie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (85% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marjarie?
101 babies have been named Marjarie since 1918. All-time, it sits at #27,027 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1926 with 11 births.
Where does Marjarie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marjarie ranks #27,027 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Marjarie's data

  • Marjarie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Marjarie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marjarie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1918–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Marjarie 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 August 2026.