Marceline vs Margaret

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

Name A

Marceline

Girl name · Rank #507

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Marceline Margaret
Current Rank #507 #119
Total Births (all years) 6,738 1,264,774
Peak Year 2025 1921
Peak Year Births 733 28,468
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marceline Margaret
1880s - 21,799
1890s 20 37,937
1900s 67 57,919
1910s 282 189,234
1920s 1,050 245,011
1930s 535 157,369
1940s 185 173,028
1950s 164 149,582
1960s 116 81,870
1970s 82 31,947
1980s 70 30,352
1990s 40 31,294
2000s 21 23,919
2010s 1,202 20,036
2020s 2,904 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marceline Margaret
2014 143 1,951
2015 128 2,110
2016 148 2,217
2017 197 2,255
2018 179 2,334
2019 238 2,214
2020 263 2,196
2021 362 2,245
2022 431 2,199
2023 508 2,085
2024 607 2,316
2025 733 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, 1891–2025.

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