# Margery (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/margery/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Marjorie, Marjory, Margaery |
| US babies named this | 15,791 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 15,791 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From Old French; ultimately from Ancient Greek.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | 11,400 |
| 2001 | 5 | 16,957 |
| 2002 | 10 | 9,984 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10,982 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13,672 |
| 2005 | 6 | 15,731 |
| 2007 | 6 | 16,820 |
| 2008 | 7 | 14,820 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14,046 |
| 2016 | 7 | 13,832 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9,717 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13,304 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10,813 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,858 |
| 2025 | 6 | 14,304 |

## People named Margery

- Margery Allingham, English writer of detective fiction, editor (1904–1966)
- Margery Kempe, British Christian mystic and author
- Margery Corbett Ashby, British activist (1882-1981)
- Margery Sharp, English writer (1905–1991)
- Margery Mason, English actress (1913–2014)
- Margery Wilson, American actress (1896-1986)
- Margery Jourdemayne, English witch; cunning woman (before 1415 – 1441)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.