How Many People Are Named Margene?
An estimated 587 people in the United States have the first name Margene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Margene peaked in popularity in 1951 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margene 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 Margene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Margene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
587
About 1 in 583,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1951
66 births
Total Registered
1,692
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margene
Margene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,692 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Margene as a male name
Ranked #5,475 in 1972
5 male births in 1972
Peak: 1972 (5 births)
Margene as a female name
Ranked #10,742 in 1978
5 female births in 1978
Peak: 1951 (66 births)
Margene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margene span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 439 babies were registered. Margene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margene by Decade
How has Margene 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.
Margene by State
Birth registrations for Margene span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Utah, Iowa. The lowest are in Washington, Georgia, Nebraska. On average, about 34 Margenes were registered per state.
Margene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Margene
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Margene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margene?
We estimate approximately 587 people named Margene 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 583,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Margene a common name?
Margene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,692 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margene most popular?
Margene reached peak popularity in 1951, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margene is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margene a female name?
Margene is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margene Smith, Margene Johnson, Margene 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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