How Many People Are Named Marge?
An estimated 1,041 people in the United States have the first name Marge. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Marge peaked in popularity in 1941 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marge as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marge paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Marge is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
1,041
About 1 in 329,255 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1941
114 births
Total Registered
3,784
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marge
Marge is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,784 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marge as a female name
Ranked #10,217 in 1976
5 female births in 1976
Peak: 1941 (114 births)
Marge: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marge span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 820 babies were registered. Marge has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marge by Decade
How has Marge tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marge by State
Birth registrations for Marge span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa. On average, about 127 Marges were registered per state.
Marge + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marge as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marge
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marge: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marge?
We estimate approximately 1,041 people named Marge are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 329,255 Americans share this first name.
Is Marge a common name?
Marge is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,784 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marge most popular?
Marge reached peak popularity in 1941, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marge is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marge a female name?
Marge is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marge Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marge Smith, Marge Johnson, Marge Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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