Fun Facts About the Name Margie
- A favorite of earlier generations: Margie appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 4 separate runs, totaling 4 years. Its last run lasted 1 consecutive years, from 1935 through 1935.
- More than 106 thousand babies named Margie: U.S. records list 106,406 babies given the name Margie from 1880 through 2025. Even 403 boys received the name Margie - about 1 boy for every 263 girls.
What Does the Name Margie Mean?
Margie is an English familiar form of Margaret, and its established meaning is "pearl." Margaret comes from Latin Margarita, a name and word for a pearl, which was borrowed from Greek margaritēs, also meaning "pearl." The English ending -ie gives the name its affectionate, familiar tone; it does not add a separate meaning. The ultimate origin of Greek margaritēs is uncertain, and it is often described as a loanword, but its route into Greek is not securely identified.
Margie Name History & Origins
Margie developed in English as one of several pet forms of Margaret. The usual pattern was to shorten the name to its opening syllable, Marg-, and add the familiar ending -ie; the same pattern produced Maggie, while Meg, Peg, and Peggy followed other routes. Margaret itself became common in medieval England after the Norman Conquest, helped by the cult of Saint Margaret of Antioch and by royal and noble bearers such as Queen Margaret of Scotland. Margie remained chiefly a nickname for much of its history; by the 20th century it was also used as a given name in its own right.
How Popular is the Name Margie?
Margie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1925. People named Amelia who were born during its modern resurgence from 1935 through 1935 turn 91-91 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,730 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,531 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #4,945 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #5,573 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #8,310 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #6,814 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #5,728 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #6,990 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #9,144 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #8,252 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,629 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #11,590 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,028 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #7,346 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #8,471 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #5,902 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #6,724 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,685 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #5,051 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #4,426 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #4,545 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #5,487 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #4,487 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #3,777 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #5,115 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #3,379 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1999 | #3,762 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1998 | #3,052 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1997 | #3,676 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #3,339 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1995 | #3,258 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #2,337 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 1993 | #2,083 | 66 | 0.0036% |
| 1992 | #1,940 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1991 | #1,698 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 1990 | #1,663 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 1989 | #1,780 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 1988 | #1,484 | 92 | 0.0052% |
| 1987 | #1,356 | 101 | 0.0058% |
| 1986 | #1,399 | 92 | 0.0054% |
| 1985 | #1,316 | 102 | 0.0059% |
| 1984 | #1,241 | 104 | 0.0062% |
| 1983 | #1,124 | 120 | 0.0072% |
| 1982 | #940 | 159 | 0.0094% |
| 1981 | #989 | 148 | 0.0089% |
| 1980 | #905 | 167 | 0.0101% |
| 1979 | #852 | 183 | 0.0114% |
| 1978 | #823 | 182 | 0.0119% |
| 1977 | #875 | 165 | 0.0108% |
| 1976 | #805 | 173 | 0.0118% |
| 1975 | #728 | 202 | 0.0139% |
| 1974 | #645 | 237 | 0.0161% |
| 1973 | #622 | 246 | 0.0169% |
| 1972 | #579 | 284 | 0.0187% |
| 1971 | #502 | 378 | 0.0227% |
| 1970 | #506 | 393 | 0.0225% |
| 1969 | #477 | 409 | 0.0242% |
| 1968 | #465 | 425 | 0.0259% |
| 1967 | #420 | 492 | 0.0298% |
| 1966 | #386 | 552 | 0.0326% |
| 1965 | #347 | 695 | 0.0394% |
| 1964 | #312 | 883 | 0.0466% |
| 1963 | #282 | 1,040 | 0.0540% |
| 1962 | #236 | 1,345 | 0.0684% |
| 1961 | #266 | 1,146 | 0.0568% |
| 1960 | #261 | 1,174 | 0.0581% |
| 1959 | #244 | 1,267 | 0.0626% |
| 1958 | #235 | 1,292 | 0.0642% |
| 1957 | #237 | 1,286 | 0.0629% |
| 1956 | #231 | 1,270 | 0.0633% |
| 1955 | #227 | 1,277 | 0.0653% |
| 1954 | #207 | 1,488 | 0.0766% |
| 1953 | #206 | 1,452 | 0.0772% |
| 1952 | #204 | 1,409 | 0.0760% |
| 1951 | #198 | 1,461 | 0.0811% |
| 1950 | #184 | 1,470 | 0.0858% |
| 1949 | #169 | 1,690 | 0.0988% |
| 1948 | #148 | 1,928 | 0.1136% |
| 1947 | #139 | 2,169 | 0.1224% |
| 1946 | #138 | 1,946 | 0.1238% |
| 1945 | #138 | 1,764 | 0.1350% |
| 1944 | #130 | 2,005 | 0.1511% |
| 1943 | #128 | 2,148 | 0.1539% |
| 1942 | #126 | 2,196 | 0.1626% |
| 1941 | #122 | 2,149 | 0.1779% |
| 1940 | #114 | 2,267 | 0.1982% |
| 1939 | #113 | 2,266 | 0.2066% |
| 1938 | #109 | 2,425 | 0.2198% |
| 1937 | #111 | 2,287 | 0.2149% |
| 1936 | #102 | 2,342 | 0.2251% |
| 1935 | #100 | 2,368 | 0.2258% |
| 1934 | #103 | 2,373 | 0.2272% |
| 1933 | #95 | 2,409 | 0.2390% |
| 1932 | #102 | 2,424 | 0.2271% |
| 1931 | #107 | 2,206 | 0.2072% |
| 1930 | #112 | 2,242 | 0.1991% |
| 1929 | #108 | 2,336 | 0.2092% |
| 1928 | #108 | 2,437 | 0.2113% |
| 1927 | #104 | 2,681 | 0.2248% |
| 1926 | #103 | 2,714 | 0.2290% |
| 1925 | #99 | 2,868 | 0.2356% |
| 1924 | #102 | 2,832 | 0.2268% |
| 1923 | #101 | 2,724 | 0.2258% |
| 1922 | #100 | 2,854 | 0.2376% |
| 1921 | #106 | 2,696 | 0.2186% |
| 1920 | #168 | 1,353 | 0.1129% |
| 1919 | #177 | 1,158 | 0.1025% |
| 1918 | #188 | 1,064 | 0.0919% |
| 1917 | #193 | 951 | 0.0880% |
| 1916 | #195 | 915 | 0.0876% |
| 1915 | #218 | 740 | 0.0752% |
| 1914 | #213 | 588 | 0.0772% |
| 1913 | #237 | 423 | 0.0677% |
| 1912 | #239 | 356 | 0.0638% |
| 1911 | #239 | 271 | 0.0648% |
| 1910 | #214 | 305 | 0.0769% |
| 1909 | #201 | 286 | 0.0824% |
| 1908 | #222 | 243 | 0.0727% |
| 1907 | #220 | 228 | 0.0716% |
| 1906 | #226 | 194 | 0.0657% |
| 1905 | #226 | 190 | 0.0652% |
| 1904 | #216 | 199 | 0.0723% |
| 1903 | #213 | 199 | 0.0760% |
| 1902 | #217 | 187 | 0.0708% |
| 1901 | #222 | 165 | 0.0689% |
| 1900 | #217 | 206 | 0.0687% |
| 1899 | #265 | 117 | 0.0502% |
| 1898 | #276 | 123 | 0.0475% |
| 1897 | #268 | 114 | 0.0487% |
| 1896 | #248 | 130 | 0.0546% |
| 1895 | #285 | 98 | 0.0419% |
| 1894 | #261 | 110 | 0.0493% |
| 1893 | #261 | 106 | 0.0498% |
| 1892 | #283 | 91 | 0.0429% |
| 1891 | #309 | 67 | 0.0361% |
| 1890 | #284 | 78 | 0.0410% |
| 1889 | #266 | 79 | 0.0443% |
| 1888 | #282 | 69 | 0.0386% |
| 1887 | #282 | 58 | 0.0397% |
| 1886 | #296 | 49 | 0.0339% |
| 1885 | #288 | 49 | 0.0368% |
| 1884 | #325 | 37 | 0.0287% |
| 1883 | #322 | 31 | 0.0276% |
| 1882 | #397 | 21 | 0.0195% |
| 1881 | #281 | 32 | 0.0348% |
| 1880 | #279 | 31 | 0.0341% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | #3,201 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,905 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,394 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #3,855 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,949 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,156 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #4,028 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,544 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,320 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #2,229 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #3,608 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,026 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,670 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,220 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #2,434 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #1,773 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1939 | #1,934 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1938 | #1,507 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1937 | #1,669 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1936 | #2,027 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1935 | #2,648 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,203 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #2,905 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #1,893 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1931 | #1,475 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1930 | #2,029 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #2,160 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,344 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #2,371 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #2,672 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1925 | #2,277 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1924 | #2,183 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1923 | #2,291 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1922 | #2,741 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #4,164 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #4,560 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #4,344 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Margie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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