Margi
Margi is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus. Before 1960, the village population was made up almost exclusively of Turkish Cypriots.
Meaning & Origin of Margi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Margi is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus. Before 1960, the village population was made up almost exclusively of Turkish Cypriots.
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The Story of Margi
Margi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1938, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 23 Margis were born — ranking #2,542 that year. As of 2026, Margi ranks #10,421 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 290 Margis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Margi
Margi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 290 births in the dataset. Margi's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #2,542. Use the chart and map above to compare Margi'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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