How Many People Are Named Margy?
An estimated 414 people in the United States have the first name Margy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Margy peaked in popularity in 1929 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margy 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 Margy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Margy is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
414
About 1 in 827,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1929
74 births
Total Registered
1,525
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margy
Margy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,525 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margy as a female name
Ranked #7,131 in 1969
6 female births in 1969
Peak: 1929 (74 births)
Margy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margy span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 450 babies were registered. Margy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margy by Decade
How has Margy 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.
Margy by State
Birth registrations for Margy span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas. On average, about 13 Margys were registered per state.
Margy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Margy
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Margy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margy?
We estimate approximately 414 people named Margy 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 827,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Margy a common name?
Margy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,525 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margy most popular?
Margy reached peak popularity in 1929, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margy is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margy a female name?
Margy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margy Smith, Margy Johnson, Margy 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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