Margie
Margie was the 6730th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 95th; the most babies were born in 1925 (2,868). Over the last ten years it has moved down 100 places. More babies were named Margie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Margaret · English, Greek
Say it MAR-jee /ˈmɑɹdʒi/
- Rank in 2025
- #6,730 girls, up 87 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19252,868 babies
- Total since 1880
- 106,407babies recorded
What does the name Margie mean?
Margie is a pet form of Margaret, as Wiktionary notes, and of Marjorie. Margaret comes from Greek margaritēs 'pearl', as DMNES notes, and was spread by Saint Margaret of Antioch and Saint Margaret of Scotland. English has many pet forms of Margaret, including Maggie, Meg, Peggy and Madge. Margie was common in the US in the 1920s, when the song 'Margie' (1920) was a hit.
μαργαρίτης (margaritēs) (Ancient Greek, “pearl”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Margaret, Marjorie, Marge, Maggie.
See also: Greek names, names that mean jewel.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Margie', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Margaret', DMNES (Durham University)
Margie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 403 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,730 | 17 |
| 2020 | #6,817 | 17 |
| 2010 | #5,901 | 23 |
| 2000 | #3,379 | 40 |
| 1990 | #1,663 | 89 |
| 1980 | #906 | 167 |
| 1970 | #506 | 393 |
| 1960 | #260 | 1,174 |
| 1950 | #184 | 1,470 |
| 1940 | #114 | 2,267 |
| 1930 | #112 | 2,242 |
| 1920 | #168 | 1,353 |
| 1910 | #214 | 305 |
| 1900 | #217 | 206 |
| 1890 | #284 | 78 |
| 1880 | #279 | 31 |
How popular is Margie, counting every spelling?
Margie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Margie?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Margie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Margie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Margie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Margie?
About 39,000 people born in the US named Margie are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 65 and 82. That makes Margie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Margie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Margie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Margie · Sibling names for Margie
Margie is also a nickname for Margaret, Marjorie and Margarita.
Questions about the name Margie
What does Margie mean?
Margie means “pet form of Margaret” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Margie?
Margie was the 6730th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 95th; the most babies were born in 1925 (2,868). Over the last ten years it has moved down 100 places. More babies were named Margie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Margie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Margie in the US.