Is Margene a boy or girl name?

Margene is a girl’s name. Of the 1,692 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.7% were girls and 0.3% were boys.

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Margene

Recorded 1912–1978 · United States

Margene was most popular in 1951, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,942 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,692 people named Margene.

Margene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Margene’s peak in 1951. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Margene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Margene is a girl’s name — 99.7% of the 1,692 Americans given it were girls and 0.3% 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 Margene

Where Margene 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