Margy

Popularity Trends

The name Margy is the #6,220 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,525 recorded births since 1911. This represents the 19.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 19.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,221 (26.1% percentile) for all time with 1,525 births since 1911.

Margy first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1911 (first recorded for girls in 1911). Birth data for Margy is available in 58 out of the 59 years between 1911 and 1969. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Margy reached its peak popularity in 1929, achieving the 11.7% percentile (ranked #523) with 64 births per million. The name was most common in 1929, with 64 births per million (ranked 11.7% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1969.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Margy".

1911 1969 19111969

Key Statistics

Total Births

1,525

Peak Births

Peak Year

1929

First Recorded

1911

Peak Percentile

11.7%

Current Percentile

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Peak Rank

#523

Current Rank

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Female statistics

Names That Sound Similar

These names exclude other spelling variations of Margie. View all variations of Margie.

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Margy", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 8 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Margie" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Margie..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Margy's popularity from 1908 to 1972 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Margy at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Margy range from Normand at 94.9% correlation to Donal at 92.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 93.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Betty with 1.0M births (100% girls) and the least popular is Marjie with 972 births (100% girls).

Margy's share of births peaked at 63.9 births per million for girls in 1929. It reached its lowest point of 2.9 births per million (5% of peak) in 1967. In 1969, the most recent period with data, the name Margy had 3.4 births per million, 5% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Normand

5,831

94.90% (very strong)

Betty

94.29% (very strong)

Jean

483k

94.05% (very strong)

Willene

2,928

93.95% (very strong)

Billye

3,472

93.73% (very strong)

Norma

279.2k

93.29% (very strong)

Dorthy

20.4k

93.27% (very strong)

Geraldine

211.9k

93.08% (very strong)

Merlyn

5,025

92.96% (very strong)

Lorraine

210.4k

92.86% (very strong)

Marjie

972

92.81% (very strong)

Donal

3,712

92.08% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Margy

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Margy. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 60.5% confident that Margy is pronounced as MAHR-jee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MAHR-gee, at 39.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.

MAHR-jee

60.5%

MAHR-gee

39.5%

MAHR-jee (2 syllables)

Verified

60.5% confidence

M AA1 R JH IY0

MAHR-gee (2 syllables)

39.5% confidence

M AA1 R G IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Margy? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Margy. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Margy, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like M AA1 R JH IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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