Maggie

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Maggie

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Maggie is an English and Scottish diminutive for Margaret, the English form of a Greek name, from “margaron,” meaning “Pearl,” or “Precious.”

History:
Maggie arose in Scotland.

Please see Margaret for more information.

Pronunciation: magg-ee.

Alternates: Mag, Magg, Maggi, Maggy, Meg.

Famous Bearers:
Miscellaneous:
Maggie Lena Draper Walker (1869-1934)
American business woman.

Singers and Entertainers:
Maggie Mitchell (1832-1918)
American actress.
Maggie Cline (1857-1934)
American singer.
Dame Maggie Teyte (1888-1976)
English soprano.
Dame Maggie Leighton (1934-)
English actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.051 % named Maggie

Popularity of Maggie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 22nd most popular.
1875: 9th most popular.
1900-1910: 104th most popular.
1910-1920: 154th most popular.
1920-1930: 190th most popular.
1930-1940: 244th most popular.
1940-1950: 338th most popular.
1950-1960: 523rd most popular.
1960-1970: 662nd most popular.
1970-1980: 540th most popular.
1980-1990: 328th most popular.
1990: 302nd most popular.
1991: 309th most popular.
1992: 280th most popular.
1993: 292nd most popular.
1994: 240th most popular.
1995: 258th most popular.
1996: 267th most popular.
1997: 286th most popular.
1998: 263rd most popular.
1999: 227th most popular.
2000: 205th most popular.
2001: 186th most popular.
2002: 193rd most popular.
2003: 190th most popular.