Margery

Margery: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pearl”
Origin: French
Say it: MAR-juh-ree · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Margery is a medieval English form of Margaret, via Old French. It shares the long tradition of Margaret variants across Europe.

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How popular is Margery?

20240 per million US babies

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Babies named Margery in 20240

Peak year1921

Total US babies since 188015,785

Margery was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Margery

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Margaretpearl · Greek
Maisiepearl · Scottish
Maggiepearl · English
Meganpearl · Welsh
Margopearl · Greek
Marjoriepearl · Greek
Maisypearl · Scottish Gaelic
Gretapearl · Germanic

Margery questions

What does the name Margery mean?

Margery means "pearl". It comes from French. Margery is a medieval English form of Margaret, via Old French. It shares the long tradition of Margaret variants across Europe.

Is Margery a boy or girl name?

Margery is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Margery?

Margery was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1921.

How do you pronounce Margery?

Margery is usually pronounced MAR-juh-ree.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.