Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Marjie is an affectionate form of Marjorie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marjie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 972
- 0 boys · 972 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 34 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 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 595 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.
Marjie’s family of names
In English usage, Marjie is an affectionate form of Marjorie. Marjie has a related form in Marji. Marjie has a related form in Marjorie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Marjie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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