Marcella vs Margaret

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

Name A

Marcella

Girl name · Rank #1053

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Marcella Margaret
Current Rank #1053 #119
Total Births (all years) 65,614 1,264,774
Peak Year 1922 1921
Peak Year Births 1,537 28,468
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marcella Margaret
1880s 222 21,799
1890s 706 37,937
1900s 1,762 57,919
1910s 8,080 189,234
1920s 13,397 245,011
1930s 7,915 157,369
1940s 6,676 173,028
1950s 6,616 149,582
1960s 5,984 81,870
1970s 3,891 31,947
1980s 2,787 30,352
1990s 2,306 31,294
2000s 1,934 23,919
2010s 1,897 20,036
2020s 1,441 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marcella Margaret
2014 160 1,951
2015 170 2,110
2016 196 2,217
2017 228 2,255
2018 231 2,334
2019 256 2,214
2020 243 2,196
2021 243 2,245
2022 216 2,199
2023 230 2,085
2024 237 2,316
2025 272 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, 1880–2025.

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