Margarethe vs Margaret

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

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Margarethe

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Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Margarethe Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #118
Total Births (all years) 62 1,262,307
Peak Year 1891 1921
Peak Year Births 8 28,468
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margarethe Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss 13 37,937
1900ss — 57,919
1910ss 15 189,234
1920ss 11 245,010
1930ss — 157,371
1940ss — 173,025
1950ss 11 149,583
1960ss 6 81,869
1970ss — 31,946
1980ss — 30,352
1990ss 6 31,293
2000ss — 23,915
2010ss — 20,034
2020ss — 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margarethe Margaret
2014 — 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, 1891–1994.

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