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Marjorie

Girl Ancient Greek #1251 in 2023

Marjorie is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Marjorie

Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.

Popularity of Marjorie

Popularity, 1880–2023

185 births in 2023

1880 2023

273,436 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1921

11,209 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.