Marjorie

Meaning: Pearl
Origin: From Greek, via Latin and Old French (from Margaret)

Nicknames: Marjie

Girl's name · #1019 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Marjorie is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1921, when it ranked #16. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 274,000 girls since 1880, ranked #1019 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Marjorie is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Marjorie ranks in other countries and regions.

#632 in Mexico (2024) · #695 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,671 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marjories

Marjorie Estiano — Brazilian actress and singer
Marjorie Taylor Greene — American politician
Marjorie Boulton — British writer (1924–2017)
Marjorie Main — US actress (1890–1975)
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson — Australian governor (born 1931)

In stories & tradition

Marjorie (Marge Simpson) — The Simpsons (TV series)
Marjorie (Marge Dursley) — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (book)
Marjorie Dean — Fictional character and book series by Josephine Chase

What Marjories become

Among 700 notable people named Marjorie:

Artists & writers appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marjorie Boulton, British writer (1924–2017).

Spellings & nicknames

Earlier generations knew Marge — the standard of the 1920s.

Similar names: Rita · Marian · Kori · Lois · Marcella · Martha

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