Maretta vs Margaret

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

Name A

Maretta

Girl name

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Maretta Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #118
Total Births (all years) 896 1,262,307
Peak Year 1950 1921
Peak Year Births 25 28,468
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1898 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maretta Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss 6 37,937
1900ss — 57,919
1910ss 42 189,234
1920ss 88 245,010
1930ss 115 157,371
1940ss 141 173,025
1950ss 174 149,583
1960ss 135 81,869
1970ss 118 31,946
1980ss 43 30,352
1990ss 12 31,293
2000ss 11 23,915
2010ss 11 20,034
2020ss — 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maretta Margaret
2014 6 1,951
2015 — 2,110
2016 — 2,216
2017 — 2,255
2018 — 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, 1898–2014.

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