A name. A world of connections.

Marge

“pearl”

feminineLatin script

/mɑːd͡ʒ/ · English (Received Pronunciation)

Origin: Not established
3 language contexts: English Estonian Finnish
Follow the evidence: 9 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Marge

Marge is a feminine given name documented in English, Estonian and Finnish. It is a form of Margaret, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “pearl”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “pearl”

Hypocoristique de Margaret.

Sources for this account (9)

French Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q20898965CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: MargaretCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Marge is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Marge’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 1976: 5 girls (rank 9284). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 12 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Marge

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 1976: 5; applications; Rank #9,284
Peak year: 1941; 114 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Marge in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	6	1,147	observed
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	6	1,278	observed
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	10	998	observed
1895	8	1,202	observed
1896	7	1,292	observed
1897	11	982	observed
1898	11	1,047	observed
1899	8	1,181	observed
1900	12	1,106	observed
1901	12	961	observed
1902	13	972	observed
1903	10	1,137	observed
1904	12	1,050	observed
1905	12	1,093	observed
1906	22	776	observed
1907	16	945	observed
1908	23	809	observed
1909	20	909	observed
1910	14	1,207	observed
1911	23	898	observed
1912	38	809	observed
1913	40	830	observed
1914	49	843	observed
1915	73	774	observed
1916	67	824	observed
1917	90	740	observed
1918	93	739	observed
1919	63	882	observed
1920	94	746	observed
1921	83	804	observed
1922	98	734	observed
1923	74	852	observed
1924	100	736	observed
1925	68	895	observed
1926	76	843	observed
1927	73	863	observed
1928	56	994	observed
1929	61	915	observed
1930	72	840	observed
1931	53	953	observed
1932	63	875	observed
1933	52	947	observed
1934	60	875	observed
1935	65	855	observed
1936	59	888	observed
1937	77	778	observed
1938	101	682	observed
1939	99	680	observed
1940	85	752	observed
1941	114	664	observed
1942	80	859	observed
1943	102	768	observed
1944	77	867	observed
1945	91	784	observed
1946	93	857	observed
1947	84	969	observed
1948	48	1,327	observed
1949	46	1,353	observed
1950	33	1,626	observed
1951	33	1,665	observed
1952	27	1,934	observed
1953	44	1,473	observed
1954	30	1,909	observed
1955	37	1,691	observed
1956	34	1,835	observed
1957	50	1,507	observed
1958	61	1,349	observed
1959	57	1,417	observed
1960	59	1,430	observed
1961	55	1,520	observed
1962	59	1,444	observed
1963	31	2,131	observed
1964	18	3,000	observed
1965	21	2,684	observed
1966	6	5,809	observed
1967	14	3,484	observed
1968	12	4,000	observed
1969	8	5,456	observed
1970	8	5,818	observed
1971	9	5,543	observed
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	5	9,284	observed
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	no value	no value	not covered
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	no value	no value	not covered
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	no value	no value	not covered
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Marge” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Marge Champion
1919–2020
American dancer and actress (1919–2020)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Marge Piercy
born 1936
American novelist and poet (born 1936)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Marge with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q20898965CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: MargaretCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Marge

Marge is a feminine given name documented in English, Estonian and Finnish. It is a form of Margaret, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “pearl”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “pearl”

Hypocoristique de Margaret.

Sources for this account (9)

French Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q20898965CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: MargaretCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Marge is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Marge’s connections around the world.

3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 1976: 5 girls (rank 9284). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 12 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Marge

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 1976: 5; applications; Rank #9,284
Peak year: 1941; 114 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Marge in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	6	1,147	observed
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	6	1,278	observed
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	10	998	observed
1895	8	1,202	observed
1896	7	1,292	observed
1897	11	982	observed
1898	11	1,047	observed
1899	8	1,181	observed
1900	12	1,106	observed
1901	12	961	observed
1902	13	972	observed
1903	10	1,137	observed
1904	12	1,050	observed
1905	12	1,093	observed
1906	22	776	observed
1907	16	945	observed
1908	23	809	observed
1909	20	909	observed
1910	14	1,207	observed
1911	23	898	observed
1912	38	809	observed
1913	40	830	observed
1914	49	843	observed
1915	73	774	observed
1916	67	824	observed
1917	90	740	observed
1918	93	739	observed
1919	63	882	observed
1920	94	746	observed
1921	83	804	observed
1922	98	734	observed
1923	74	852	observed
1924	100	736	observed
1925	68	895	observed
1926	76	843	observed
1927	73	863	observed
1928	56	994	observed
1929	61	915	observed
1930	72	840	observed
1931	53	953	observed
1932	63	875	observed
1933	52	947	observed
1934	60	875	observed
1935	65	855	observed
1936	59	888	observed
1937	77	778	observed
1938	101	682	observed
1939	99	680	observed
1940	85	752	observed
1941	114	664	observed
1942	80	859	observed
1943	102	768	observed
1944	77	867	observed
1945	91	784	observed
1946	93	857	observed
1947	84	969	observed
1948	48	1,327	observed
1949	46	1,353	observed
1950	33	1,626	observed
1951	33	1,665	observed
1952	27	1,934	observed
1953	44	1,473	observed
1954	30	1,909	observed
1955	37	1,691	observed
1956	34	1,835	observed
1957	50	1,507	observed
1958	61	1,349	observed
1959	57	1,417	observed
1960	59	1,430	observed
1961	55	1,520	observed
1962	59	1,444	observed
1963	31	2,131	observed
1964	18	3,000	observed
1965	21	2,684	observed
1966	6	5,809	observed
1967	14	3,484	observed
1968	12	4,000	observed
1969	8	5,456	observed
1970	8	5,818	observed
1971	9	5,543	observed
1972	no value	no value	not covered
1973	no value	no value	not covered
1974	no value	no value	not covered
1975	no value	no value	not covered
1976	5	9,284	observed
1977	no value	no value	not covered
1978	no value	no value	not covered
1979	no value	no value	not covered
1980	no value	no value	not covered
1981	no value	no value	not covered
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	no value	no value	not covered
1984	no value	no value	not covered
1985	no value	no value	not covered
1986	no value	no value	not covered
1987	no value	no value	not covered
1988	no value	no value	not covered
1989	no value	no value	not covered
1990	no value	no value	not covered
1991	no value	no value	not covered
1992	no value	no value	not covered
1993	no value	no value	not covered
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	no value	no value	not covered
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	no value	no value	not covered
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	no value	no value	not covered
2000	no value	no value	not covered
2001	no value	no value	not covered
2002	no value	no value	not covered
2003	no value	no value	not covered
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	no value	no value	not covered
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	no value	no value	not covered
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Marge Champion
1919–2020
American dancer and actress (1919–2020)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Marge Piercy
born 1936
American novelist and poet (born 1936)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q20898965CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: MargeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: MargaretCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates3

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Marge

About Marge

Meaning in the sources

Where Marge is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Marge Champion

Marge Piercy

Marg

Maret

Margareeta

Reet

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Marge

About Marge

Meaning in the sources

Where Marge is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Marge Champion

Marge Piercy

Marg

Maret

Margareeta

Reet

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Marge

Meaning in the sources

Where Marge is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Marge Champion

Marge Piercy

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Marge

Meaning in the sources

Where Marge is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Marge Champion

Marge Piercy

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page