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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Margene

Margene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 928th; the most babies were born in 1951 (66). More babies were named Margene 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
195166 babies
Total since 1880
1,692babies recorded

Margene popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1972.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#2,95218
1950#1,42442
1940#1,19738
1930#1,15342
1920#1,68625
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Margene, counting every spelling?

Margene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Margene?

About 700 people born in the US named Margene are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 71 and 83. That makes Margene 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.

Margene by state

How common Margene was among girls born in each state in 1949–1953, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.8×). In 45 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: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIA0.04Indiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesUT0.42Colorado: 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, Margene, girls, 1949–1953. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Margene

How popular is the name Margene?

Margene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 928th; the most babies were born in 1951 (66). More babies were named Margene in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Margene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,687 girls and 5 boys.

Where was Margene most popular?

In 1949–1953, Margene was most common in Utah (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Washington.