The first name Marjory
A girl’s name from Greek.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Margery.
A form of Margery.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marjory at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Marjory, the 7,745th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 294 were.
8,172
babies named Marjory since 1880
#7,745
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.
Famous people named Marjory
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marjory Stoneman DouglasAmerican activist, journalist and writer (1890–1998)
- Marjory StephensonBritish biochemist (1885–1948)
- Marjory WardropEnglish historian, translator, writer, 1869–1909
- Marjory GordonAmerican nurse and theorist, 1931–2015
- Marjory SaundersCanadian archer (1913–2010)
- Sierra BoggessAmerican actress and singer, born 1982
- Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of AthollBritish politician (1874-1960)
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Marjory?
- Marjory comes from Greek.
- Is Marjory a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,172 US babies named Marjory since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marjory most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 294 babies were named Marjory, its highest rank at 392nd.
- What name is Marjory a form of?
- Marjory is a form of Margery.