Girls' name · since 1887
Marjory
8,172 babies named Marjory in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,503 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,172
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marjory currently ranks #7503 among girls' names in America, with 8,172 babies recorded since 1887.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marjory has been recorded 8,172 times among girls since 1887, currently ranked #7503 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #1,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,503 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,172 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marjory ranks #1,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,503 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,172 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,503 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,172
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marjory's 8,172 recorded births place it above 97.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marjory compares
8,172 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marjory's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marjory | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,172 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 294 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marjory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marjory's full recorded timeline at 1955, 14% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 86% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 294 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marjory popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 294
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Marjory by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,473 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Marjory's strongest decade.
2,473 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Marjory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 158
1890s
158 births
- 1900s 216
1900s
216 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,440 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,473 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,371 births
- 1940s 979
1940s
979 births
- 1950s 679
1950s
679 births
- 1960s 298
1960s
298 births
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,473 births (30% of all-time use).
How Marjory compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marjory's total volume
Marjory by state
Where Marjory concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 746 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 471 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 442 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 398 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 374 | 4.6% |
| #6 | California | | 352 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 226 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 178 | 2.2% |
746 of 8,172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Marjory appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marjory's data
- Marjory's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,473 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marjorys (746 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marjory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~138 yrs)
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, 1887–2025 (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 Marjory 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.