Margareta vs Margaret

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

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Margareta

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Margareta Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #119
Total Births (all years) 494 1,264,774
Peak Year 1927 1921
Peak Year Births 17 28,468
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1898 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margareta Margaret
1880s - 21,799
1890s 6 37,937
1900s - 57,919
1910s 62 189,234
1920s 98 245,011
1930s 55 157,369
1940s 43 173,028
1950s 67 149,582
1960s 84 81,870
1970s 43 31,947
1980s 5 30,352
1990s 7 31,294
2000s 6 23,919
2010s 10 20,036
2020s 8 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margareta Margaret
2014 - 1,951
2015 - 2,110
2016 - 2,217
2017 - 2,255
2018 5 2,334
2019 - 2,214
2020 - 2,196
2021 8 2,245
2022 - 2,199
2023 - 2,085
2024 - 2,316
2025 - 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, 1898–2021.

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