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Marjorie Name Meaning, Origins & History

Marjorie

Pronunciation: MAR-juh-ree

Meaning Pearl Origin Ancient Greek Gender Girl
GIRLS RANK
#1,019
TREND
197
Peak Years
1921, 1922, 1923
Lowest Years
1881, 1880, 1882
Energy Archetype
Hardworking & Dutiful

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of girls named Marjorie in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Marjorie

  • An established favorite: Marjorie held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 42 consecutive years, from 1904 through 1945.
  • More than 274 thousand babies named Marjorie: U.S. records list 274,610 babies given the name Marjorie from 1880 through 2025. Even 594 boys received the name Marjorie - about 1 boy for every 461 girls.

What Does the Name Marjorie Mean?

Marjorie is an English feminine given name meaning "pearl." It is a medieval English form of Margaret, which came into English from Old French Marguerite. The French name goes back to Latin margarita and Greek margaritēs, both of which mean "pearl." The ultimate source of the Greek word is uncertain; it may have been borrowed from an Iranian language, with Persian morvārīd ("pearl") as a comparable form, though some reference works treat its pre-Greek origin as unresolved.

Marjorie Name History & Origins

Marjorie belongs to the family of forms derived from Margaret. After the Norman Conquest, French-speaking settlers brought forms such as Margerie and Marguerite into England. In Middle English these developed into Margery, Marjorie, and Marjory. The Marg- spelling shifted to Marj- because French g before e or i was pronounced like the j in judge. Marjorie and Margery were both used in medieval England; over time Marjorie became the more familiar modern spelling, while Margery remained in use.

The parent name Margaret was strengthened in medieval Europe by devotion to Saint Margaret of Antioch, a legendary early martyr, and by Saint Margaret of Scotland in the 11th century. Marjorie was also used in Scotland: Marjorie Bruce (c. 1296 - 1316), daughter of Robert the Bruce, is a documented medieval bearer. In England, the related form Margery is associated with Margery Kempe, the 15th-century mystic whose Book of Margery Kempe describes her pilgrimages and visions.

Later literary uses include the title character of Herman Wouk's novel Marjorie Morningstar (1955). Such works are later than the name's medieval origin and did not create it. Marjorie remains an English-language feminine name, related to Margaret through the same root but distinct in form and history.

How Popular is the Name Marjorie?

Marjorie remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1904 to 1945. Its highest annual birth count was in 1921, and people born that year turn 105 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.

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 Marjorie 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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