Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Margery

#1,210 most common girls' name of all time · #2,137 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,210
Rank overall
#2,137 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
134 of 146
All-time
15,791
Since 2016
48
Peak year
1921 #279
Best rank
#279 1921
Girls Boys peak 564/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Margery is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 6 — 6 #13,213
2022 8 — 8 #11,243
2020 9 — 9 #10,257
2019 7 — 7 #12,461
2017 11 — 11 #9,348
2016 7 — 7 #12,886
2014 7 — 7 #13,080
2008 7 — 7 #13,844
2007 6 — 6 #15,501
2005 6 — 6 #14,514
2004 7 — 7 #12,767
2003 9 — 9 #10,429
2002 10 — 10 #9,485
2001 5 — 5 #15,364
2000 8 — 8 #10,752
1999 9 — 9 #9,485
1998 6 — 6 #12,431
1997 6 — 6 #12,081
1996 9 — 9 #8,821
1995 7 — 7 #10,528
1993 12 — 12 #7,043
1992 7 — 7 #10,488
1991 13 — 13 #6,590
1990 17 — 17 #5,291
1989 11 — 11 #6,961
1988 14 — 14 #5,604
1987 11 — 11 #6,344
1986 7 — 7 #8,536
1985 16 — 16 #4,647
1984 17 — 17 #4,320
1983 13 — 13 #5,153
1982 19 — 19 #4,031
1981 19 — 19 #4,012
1980 23 — 23 #3,511
1979 8 — 8 #7,329
1978 15 — 15 #4,467
1977 21 — 21 #3,488
1976 23 — 23 #3,103
1975 26 — 26 #2,815
1974 28 — 28 #2,620
1973 34 — 34 #2,271
1972 25 — 25 #2,750
1971 24 — 24 #2,878
1970 43 — 43 #1,957
1969 39 — 39 #2,004
1968 46 — 46 #1,729
1967 52 — 52 #1,559
1966 66 — 66 #1,337
1965 77 — 77 #1,227
1964 74 — 74 #1,295
1963 84 — 84 #1,189
1962 88 — 88 #1,169
1961 103 — 103 #1,079
1960 82 — 82 #1,199
1959 90 — 90 #1,126
1958 113 — 113 #974
1957 118 — 118 #946
1956 144 — 144 #822
1955 138 — 138 #823
1954 148 — 148 #770
1953 198 — 198 #634
1952 204 — 204 #612
1951 170 — 170 #672
1950 184 — 184 #624
1949 220 — 220 #563
1948 229 — 229 #547
1947 302 — 302 #472
1946 215 — 215 #539
1945 216 — 216 #495
1944 242 — 242 #461
1943 230 — 230 #488
1942 249 — 249 #468
1941 222 — 222 #471
1940 212 — 212 #461
1939 210 — 210 #464
1938 219 — 219 #455
1937 224 — 224 #440
1936 217 — 217 #439
1935 254 — 254 #404
1934 277 — 277 #385
1933 297 — 297 #370
1932 316 — 316 #358
1931 317 — 317 #362
1930 354 — 354 #356
1929 365 — 365 #338
1928 400 — 400 #333
1927 435 — 435 #322
1926 439 — 439 #317
1925 444 — 444 #318
1924 515 — 515 #294
1923 515 — 515 #287
1922 511 — 511 #289
1921 564 — 564 #279
1920 534 — 534 #283
1919 393 — 393 #318
1918 378 — 378 #331
1917 390 — 390 #312
1916 330 — 330 #341
1915 275 — 275 #362
1914 167 — 167 #410
1913 127 — 127 #438
1912 127 — 127 #412
1911 76 — 76 #474
1910 66 — 66 #500
1909 54 — 54 #512
1908 47 — 47 #539
1907 46 — 46 #531
1906 51 — 51 #482
1905 35 — 35 #595
1904 39 — 39 #533
1903 41 — 41 #499
1902 35 — 35 #551
1901 39 — 39 #484
1900 38 — 38 #562
1899 41 — 41 #459
1898 38 — 38 #505
1897 37 — 37 #473
1896 43 — 43 #442
1895 39 — 39 #468
1894 35 — 35 #483
1893 31 — 31 #497
1892 33 — 33 #477
1891 28 — 28 #493
1890 25 — 25 #532
1889 13 — 13 #735
1888 12 — 12 #762
1887 29 — 29 #410
1886 17 — 17 #550
1885 8 — 8 #798
1884 11 — 11 #660
1883 11 — 11 #605
1882 12 — 12 #548
1881 8 — 8 #647
1880 8 — 8 #660