Given name & surname
Margie
Margie is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Margie is an affectionate form of Margaret. Margaret has been associated with Greek and Hebrew naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Margie is a diminutive of Margaret. In English usage, Margie is an affectionate form of Margaret.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Margie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106,407
- 403 boys · 106,004 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 2,882 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,730 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,730 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,868 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 42,196 as a first name in 2020; 121 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Margie’s family of names
In French usage, Margie is a diminutive of Margaret. Margie has a related form in Marjorie. In English usage, Margie is an affectionate form of Margaret.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Margie has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Margie
- Margie SudreFrench politicianborn 1943
- Margie AdamAmerican pop musicianborn 1947
- Margie HyamsAmerican jazz vibraphonist (1920-2012)
- Margie OrfordNovelist, journalist, film director, activistborn 1964
- Margie FreedAmerican biathleteborn 1997
- Margie KinskyItalian actressborn 1958
- Margie ProfetAmerican academicborn 1958
- Margie Stewartactress, model, and official pinup of the U.S. military in World War II1919–2012
- Margie JosephAmerican R&B and soul singerborn 1950
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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