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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Marge

Marge was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 665th with 114 babies. More babies were named Marge in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1941114 babies
Total since 1880
3,784babies recorded

Marge popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#6,1348
1960#1,44159
1950#1,64233
1940#75885
1930#84372
1920#74894
1910#1,24714
1900#1,14712
1890——
1880——

How popular is Marge, counting every spelling?

Marge has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Marge?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Marge are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 67 and 83. That makes Marge a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Marge by state

How common Marge was among girls born in each state in 1939–1943, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (4.2×), Ohio (1.7×), Michigan (1.6×), California (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesWI0.12Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMN0.14Illinois: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesIL0.33Michigan: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMI0.13New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesIA0.11Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOH0.13Pennsylvania: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesPA0.05New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesCA0.12Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Marge, girls, 1939–1943. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Marge: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marge, they share its era and feel.

Marge is also a nickname for Margaret and Marjorie.

Questions about the name Marge

How popular is the name Marge?

Marge was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1941, when it ranked 665th with 114 babies. More babies were named Marge in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Marge a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,784 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Marge most popular?

In 1939–1943, Marge was most common in Illinois (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Ohio.