Skip to content
Name Lineage

    The first name Marjorie

    A girl’s name from Greek.

    3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 7 girls were named Marjorie, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 8 births (#2,869).

    0510 1996200020052010201520202025
    60
    babies named Marjorie, 1996–2025
    #3,333
    rank in 2025
    2019
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marjorie with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Marjorie at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 246 girls born in the United States were named Marjorie, the 1,019th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 11,209 were.

    010,00020,000 188018851890189519001905191019151920192519301935194019451950195519601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025
    274,611
    babies named Marjorie since 1880
    #1,019
    rank in 2025
    1921
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Marjorie

    • Marjie

    Famous people named Marjorie

    57 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marjorie Estiano
      Brazilian actress and singer, born 1982
    • Marjorie Taylor Greene
      American politician, born 1974
    • Marjorie Boulton
      British writer (1924–2017)
    • Marjorie Rambeau
      American actress (1889-1970)
    • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
      American novelist (1896–1953)
    • Marjorie Reynolds
      American actress (1917–1997)
    • Marjorie Gestring
      American diver (1922–1992)
    • Marjorie Clark
      Athletics competitor (1909-1993)
    • Marjorie Lord
      Actress from the United States (1918–2015)
    • Marjorie Lee Browne
      American mathematician, educator (1914–1979)
    • Marjorie Gateson
      American actress (1891-1977)
    • Marjorie Rice
      American amateur mathematician (*1923 – †2017)

    More Greek girls’ names

    All 347 names of Greek origin

    Questions

    What does the name Marjorie mean?
    Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.
    What is the origin of the name Marjorie?
    Variant of Margery, a medieval vernacular form of Margaret.
    How popular is the name Marjorie?
    In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Marjorie, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2019, with 8 births.
    What are nicknames for Marjorie?
    Common nicknames for Marjorie include Marjie.
    Is Marjorie a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 274,611 US babies named Marjorie since 1880 were girls.
    When was Marjorie most popular?
    1921 in the United States, when 11,209 babies were named Marjorie, its highest rank at 16th.