Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
Marjorie is used as a 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
Marjorie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 274,611
- 594 boys · 274,017 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 11,229 babies
- 2025
- 246
- #1,019 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 246 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,019 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11,209 in 1921. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (32). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 97,802 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.
Marjorie’s family of names
In English usage, Marjorie has a diminutive in Marge. Marjorie is a form of Margaret. Marjorie has a related form in Margie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 29
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Margueritevariant · French
- Margievariant
- Marjoryvariant
- Margeryvariant · English
- Marjoreelikely variant
- Marjiepet form · English
- Marjdiminutive · English
- Margediminutive · English
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- Modiminutive · English
- Marjovariant
- Majorievariant
- Marjivariant
- Marjevariant
- Marjavariant
- Margyvariant
- Margivariant
- Margeyvariant
- Margerievariant
- Margereevariant
- Marjorrielikely variant
- Majoreevariant
- Majoreyvariant
- Majoryvariant
- Majorivariant
- Marjyvariant
- Marjoreyvariant
- Marjeryvariant
- Marjerievariant
- Marcharievariant
Spellings & scripts 1
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.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Marjorie
- Marjorie EstianoBrazilian actress and singerborn 1982
- Marjorie Taylor GreeneAmerican politicianborn 1974
- Marjorie BoultonBritish writer (1924–2017)
- Marge ChampionAmerican dancer and actress (1919–2020)
- Marjorie Jackson-NelsonGovernor of South Australia (2001-07)born 1931
- Marjorie MainUS actress (1890–1975)
- Marjorie Courtenay-LatimerSouth African naturalist (1907–2004)
- Marjorie RambeauAmerican actress (1889-1970)
- Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsAmerican novelist (1896–1953)
Characters named Marjorie: Marge Simpson (The Simpsons franchise).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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