Mar vs Margaret

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

Name A

Mar

Girl name · Rank #2935

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Mar Margaret
Current Rank #2935 #119
Total Births (all years) 935 1,264,774
Peak Year 2025 1921
Peak Year Births 120 28,468
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mar Margaret
1880s - 21,799
1890s - 37,937
1900s - 57,919
1910s 36 189,234
1920s 79 245,011
1930s 53 157,369
1940s 56 173,028
1950s 69 149,582
1960s 36 81,870
1970s 6 31,947
1980s 9 30,352
1990s 48 31,294
2000s 100 23,919
2010s 95 20,036
2020s 348 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mar Margaret
2014 9 1,951
2015 13 2,110
2016 14 2,217
2017 9 2,255
2018 11 2,334
2019 11 2,214
2020 21 2,196
2021 26 2,245
2022 53 2,199
2023 72 2,085
2024 56 2,316
2025 120 2,436

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, 1913–2025.

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