ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1889 First Year 1976 Last Year 1941 Peak Year #664 Peak Rank 4K Total Count 81 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Marge What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Marge is a feminine given name, often a shortened form of Marjorie, Margot, or Margaret. Notable people with the name include: Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge) 📖 ## The Story of Marge Marge first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1941, when 114 Marges were born — ranking #664 that year. As of 2026, Marge ranks #9,284 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Marges have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named Marge A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Marge (cartoonist) (1904–1993), pen name of Marjorie Henderson Buell, American cartoonist * ●Marge Anderson (1932–2013), Ojibwe Elder and politician for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe * ●Marge Anthony (1935–2013), Canadian broadcaster and media executive * ●Marge Bishop (1910–1960), New Zealand cricketer * ●Marge Burns (1925–2009), American golfer * ●Marge Calhoun (1926–2017), American surfer * ●Marge Callaghan (1921–2019), American baseball player * ●Marge Carey (1938–2012), British trade unionist who served as President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) from 1997 to 2006 Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Marge Phonetically similar names — useful when Marge is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Marj](/marj) * [March](/march) * [Marsh](/marsh) * [Marche](/marche) * Marsch * Morsch * [Marg](/marg) * [Morrow](/morrow) * [Mar](/mar) * Merge * [Mara](/mara) * [Mari](/mari) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Marge What does the name Marge mean? Marge is a feminine given name, often a shortened form of Marjorie, Margot, or Margaret. Notable people with the name include: How popular is Marge in 2026? In 2026, Marge ranks #9,284 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Marge most popular? Marge reached its peak popularity in 1941, ranking #664 that year with 114 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Marge most popular? Marge has historically been most popular in Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Marge. Is Marge a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Marge is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Marge? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Marge include Carmelita, Fabiola, Clarisa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧CarmelitaPeak #664](/carmelita)[👧FabiolaPeak #664](/fabiola)[👧ClarisaPeak #664](/clarisa)[👧DarylPeak #664](/daryl)[👧ShaniPeak #664](/shani)[👧SheilahPeak #663](/sheilah)[👧LivPeak #665](/liv)[👧TaniyaPeak #665](/taniya) ## About the name Marge Marge is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Marge's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #664\. Use the chart and map above to compare Marge's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1941 → ](/year/1941) * [ Names of the 1940s → ](/decade/1940s) * [ Names starting with "M" → ](/letter/m) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.