Recorded 1923–1939 Girls' name Peak 1923 46 births

Morjorie — girls' name

46 babies named Morjorie in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Morjorie was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Morjorie in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Morjorie

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Morjorie between 1923 and 1939, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morjorie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morjorie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Morjorie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morjorie 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 46 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.

Morjorie at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

46

Since 1923

17 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1923

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1939

Morjorie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1923

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
45678910 19391936193119301928192719261923 9

Morjorie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
24 births that decade — 52% of Morjorie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Morjorie?
46 babies have been named Morjorie since 1923. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Morjorie most popular?
Morjorie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Morjorie been used?
Morjorie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 17 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Morjorie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morgan, Moriah, Morgen, Morghan, 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, 1923–1939 (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.