Marjory
Marjory is a female given name, a variant spelling of Margery or Marjorie. It is sometimes shortened to Marj.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Marjory
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marjory is a female given name, a variant spelling of Margery or Marjorie. It is sometimes shortened to Marj.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Marjory
Marjory first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1887, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 294 births, good for #392 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Marjorys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (11 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 8K Marjorys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Marjory
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About the name Marjory
Marjory is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Marjory's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #392. Use the chart and map above to compare Marjory'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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