Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Margi isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Margi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 290
- 0 boys · 290 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 620 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Margi’s family of names
Margi has a related form in Marjorie. In Greek usage, Margi as a surname is a transliteration of Μάργη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Margi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Mitzi
Mitzi is used as a given name and a surname. Mitzi is connected with Mary.
>99% girls
Marybeth
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Marni
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Mari
“a wished-for daughter”
4% boys · 96% girls
Maryellen
>99% girls