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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Margery

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Child of light

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Margery

Pronunciation

m(a)-rge-ry, mar-gery

More about the name

Margery is a female given name derived from Margaret, which can also be spelled as Marjorie, Margaery, Margery or Marjory. From the Old French, the Middle English forms of Margaret equally derive from the Greek for pearl. Margery, Marjorie and Marjory in the 14th century became a medieval softened translation of French and Church Latin versions of Margaret.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #279, 564 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20256
2024–
2023–
20228
2021–
20209
20197
2018–
201711
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #2666, 4 births)
Births by year in France
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Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1939 (rank #146, 7 births); most recent 1950 (rank #256, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence