Boy or Girl

Is Margery a boy or girl name?

Margery was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 15,785 US babies named Margery were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Margery since 1880
15,785
Most popular year
1921
564 babies
Babies named Margery each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Margery from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.015030045060018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Margery, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s0129100%
1890s0350100%
1900s0425100%
1910s02,329100%
1920s04,722100%
1930s02,685100%
1940s02,337100%
1950s01,507100%
1960s0711100%
1970s0247100%
1980s0150100%
1990s086100%
2000s058100%
2010s032100%
2020s017100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–8#11,854
20210–0–
20200–9#10,805
20190–7#13,298
20180–0–
20170–11#9,715
20160–7#13,826
20150–0–
20140–7#14,043
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–7#14,819
20070–6#16,819
20060–0–
20050–6#15,728
20040–7#13,671
20030–9#10,982
20020–10#9,980
20010–5#16,956
20000–8#11,400
19990–9#10,023
19980–6#13,492
19970–6#13,111
19960–9#9,277
19950–7#11,281
19940–0–
19930–12#7,320
19920–7#11,222
19910–13#6,840
19900–17#5,440
19890–11#7,266
19880–14#5,780
19870–11#6,594
19860–7#9,155
19850–16#4,772
19840–17#4,428
19830–13#5,330
19820–19#4,116
19810–19#4,098
19800–23#3,571
19790–8#7,736
19780–15#4,582
19770–21#3,563
19760–23#3,152
19750–26#2,856
19740–28#2,656
19730–34#2,289
19720–25#2,796
19710–24#2,917
19700–43#1,974
19690–39#2,017
19680–46#1,742
19670–52#1,578
19660–66#1,343
19650–77#1,236
19640–74#1,305
19630–84#1,195
19620–88#1,174
19610–103#1,081
19600–82#1,209
19590–90#1,128
19580–113#976
19570–118#949
19560–144#824
19550–138#823
19540–148#770
19530–198#634
19520–204#613
19510–170#673
19500–184#622
19490–220#562
19480–229#547
19470–302#473
19460–215#539
19450–216#495
19440–242#462
19430–230#489
19420–249#467
19410–222#471
19400–212#461
19390–210#464
19380–219#454
19370–224#440
19360–217#439
19350–254#405
19340–277#385
19330–297#370
19320–316#359
19310–317#362
19300–354#356
19290–365#338
19280–400#333
19270–435#322
19260–439#317
19250–444#317
19240–515#294
19230–515#287
19220–511#289
19210–564#280
19200–534#283
19190–393#318
19180–378#330
19170–390#312
19160–330#341
19150–275#362
19140–167#410
19130–127#438
19120–127#411
19110–76#476
19100–66#502
19090–54#513
19080–47#543
19070–46#532
19060–51#482
19050–35#596
19040–39#533
19030–41#502
19020–35#555
19010–39#486
19000–38#565
18990–41#458
18980–38#508
18970–37#475
18960–43#445
18950–39#467
18940–35#482
18930–31#497
18920–33#474
18910–28#494
18900–25#533
18890–13#744
18880–12#777
18870–29#406
18860–17#551
18850–8#829
18840–11#666
18830–11#603
18820–12#555
18810–8#658
18800–8#660

Highest rank

Margery has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #280 in 1921. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Margery

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.