Is Marge a boy or girl name?

Marge is a girl’s name. Of the 3,784 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Marge

Recorded 1889–1976 · United States

Marge was most popular in 1941, when 114 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,193 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,784 people named Marge.

Marge over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marge’s peak in 1941. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marge a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marge is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,784 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Marge

Where Marge is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org