Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Margery
Endangered
Down 98.9% from peak
Peak era
1921
Peak births
564
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Margery
How many people are named Margery?
An estimated 2,987 living Americans are named Margery.
How rare is Margery?
Margery is very rare among babies today, with 6 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 98.9% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Margery?
The median age of a living American named Margery is approximately 71 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 79 years old.
Is Margery still popular?
No. Margery is endangered as a baby name, down 98.9% from its 1921 peak with 6 births in 2025.
Where is Margery most common?
Margery has its strongest geographic signal in Washington, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
98.9%
2025
6
All-time
15,791
Where it lives now
Margery is most concentrated in Oregon — about 3.1× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Iowa.
States where Margery is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.