Name profile

Marjorie

Medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒə.ɹi/; British English /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ɹi/
Usage languagesDutch, English
US rank (2025)#1,016

Meaning and history

Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, shaped by the name of the herb marjoram. It became rare after the Middle Ages but was revived in the late 19th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 119 births, rank #1,743
2007: 114 births, rank #1,848
2008: 129 births, rank #1,717
2009: 122 births, rank #1,778
2010: 130 births, rank #1,639
20112011: 115 births, rank #1,772
2012: 130 births, rank #1,646
2013: 281 births, rank #910
2014: 387 births, rank #723
2015: 353 births, rank #799
20162016: 297 births, rank #928
2017: 281 births, rank #938
2018: 206 births, rank #1,170
2019: 203 births, rank #1,173
2020: 210 births, rank #1,133
20212021: 192 births, rank #1,223
2022: 187 births, rank #1,279
2023: 185 births, rank #1,248
2024: 335 births, rank #822
20252025: 246 births, rank #1,016

Marjorie rose from #940 to #822 for girls between 2017 and 2024. Its highest annual birth count came in 1921, with 11,209 births.