Marge
Marge is a feminine given name, often a shortened form of Marjorie, Margot, or Margaret. Notable people with the name include:
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:
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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