Marjorie
Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old French, from the Latin Margarita (pearl). After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.
Meaning & Origin of Marjorie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old French, from the Latin Margarita (pearl). After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.
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The Story of Marjorie
Marjorie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 11,209 Marjories were born — ranking #16 that year. As of 2026, Marjorie ranks #886 for baby girls with 306 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 274K Marjories 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 Marjorie
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- Marjorie, Countess of Carrick (also Margaret) (1253–1292), mother of Robert the Bruce
- Marjorie (singer) (1965–2024), Finnish singer
- Marjorie Abbatt (1899–1991), English toy maker and businesswoman
- Marjorie Acker (1894–1985), American artist
- Marjorie Agosín (1955–2025), American writer, activist, and professor
- Marjorie Alessandrini (1946–2014), French journalist
- Marjorie Allen Seiffert (1885–1970), American poet
- Marjorie Anderson (1913–1999), British actress and BBC radio broadcaster
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Names that sound like Marjorie
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About the name Marjorie
Marjorie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 274K births in the dataset. Marjorie's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #16. Use the chart and map above to compare Marjorie'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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