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Margery

/ˈmɑɹdʒɚi/ · 100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Margery has been given to about 15,791 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹdʒɚi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,075
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Margery per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 564
  • Born in 20256
  • All time15,791

How popular is Margery?

Its best year was 1921, when 564 babies were given the name, ranking 280th. The typical living American called Margery is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Margery

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marley0.73
  2. Marjory0.71
  3. Avery0.68
  4. Valery0.68
  5. Mary0.60
  6. Macey0.62
  7. Mallory0.60
  8. Merry0.60

Middle names for Margery

Ranked by flow score
  1. Margery Anne0.83
  2. Margery Rose0.79
  3. Margery Grace0.79
  4. Margery Eve0.79
  5. Margery Jane0.79
  6. Margery Louise0.79

Sibling names for Margery

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.91
  2. Ilasister · 0.90
  3. Elouisesister · 0.90
  4. Cleoeither · 0.90
  5. Hughbrother · 0.87
  6. Otisbrother · 0.87

Where Margery is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Margery White0.74
    2. Margery Nguyen0.74
    3. Margery Hill0.74
    4. Margery Hall0.74
    5. Margery Brown0.74
    6. Margery Allen0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Margery

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.