Ma vs Margaret

Side-by-side comparison of Ma and Margaret — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ma

Girl name

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Ma Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #118
Total Births (all years) 630 1,262,307
Peak Year 1990 1921
Peak Year Births 31 28,468
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1924 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ma Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss — 37,937
1900ss — 57,919
1910ss — 189,234
1920ss 22 245,010
1930ss 18 157,371
1940ss 6 173,025
1950ss 31 149,583
1960ss 33 81,869
1970ss 40 31,946
1980ss 124 30,352
1990ss 217 31,293
2000ss 113 23,915
2010ss 26 20,034
2020ss — 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ma Margaret
2014 — 1,951
2015 — 2,110
2016 — 2,216
2017 — 2,255
2018 7 2,334
2019 — 2,214
2020 — 2,195
2021 — 2,242
2022 — 2,197
2023 — 2,083
2024 — 2,303

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1924–2018.

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