Marga vs Maria

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

Name A

Marga

Girl name

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Name B

Maria

Girl name · Rank #74

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Metric Marga Maria
Current Rank Unranked #74
Total Births (all years) 343 563,139
Peak Year 1960 1964
Peak Year Births 15 10,147
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marga Maria
1880ss — 1,732
1890ss — 2,866
1900ss — 4,174
1910ss 22 11,331
1920ss 17 22,584
1930ss 40 20,638
1940ss 73 35,571
1950ss 80 62,452
1960ss 61 88,843
1970ss 38 76,351
1980ss 7 65,776
1990ss 5 70,902
2000ss — 57,001
2010ss — 28,965
2020ss — 13,953

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marga Maria
2014 — 2,776
2015 — 2,833
2016 — 2,810
2017 — 2,717
2018 — 2,619
2019 — 2,716
2020 — 2,492
2021 — 2,604
2022 — 2,847
2023 — 2,905
2024 — 3,105

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, 1914–1993.

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