Marge

Short form of Margaret, Greek

"pearl"

Marge Origin and Meaning

The name Marge is a girl's name of English origin meaning "pearl".

Marge used to be as common as Maggie or Megan, ranking on its own in the girls' Top 1000 from 1900 until right after World War II, when so many Old School names fell off the list in favor of a new generation cuter, perkier choices.

Today, Grandma may be shocked to learn that Marge is extinct, given to zero baby girls in the US. And we doubt many little Margarets or Margos are called Marge either.

Marge Rank in US Top 1000

# 978 in the US

Famous People Named Marge

• Marge Piercy American poet
• Margaret Carolyn "Marge" Unnewehr Schott American baseball team owner
• Marjorie Celeste "Marge" (Belcher) Champion American dancer
• Marjorie Lyman "Marge" Henderson Buell American cartoonist
• Margaret "Marge" Scafati Roukema U.S. Congresswoman from New Jersey
• Marjorie "Marge" Redmond American actress
• Margaret "Marge" Kotlisky American actress
• Marge Baliff Simon American speculative fiction novelist
• (Mary) Marg Helgenberger American actress

The name Marge in Pop Culture

• Marjorie "Marge" Green character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Bouvier Simpson character on TV's "The Simpsons"
• Aunt Marge aka Marjorie Eileen Dursley character in the "Harry Potter" series
• Marge Gunderson character in movie "Fargo"
• Large Marge character in movie "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"
• Marge Sherwood character in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
• Marge character in Disney Channel's "Bizaardvark"