Margarita vs Margaret

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

Name A

Margarita

Girl name · Rank #1811

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Margarita Margaret
Current Rank #1811 #119
Total Births (all years) 40,219 1,264,774
Peak Year 1957 1921
Peak Year Births 594 28,468
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margarita Margaret
1880s 84 21,799
1890s 228 37,937
1900s 431 57,919
1910s 1,208 189,234
1920s 2,873 245,011
1930s 2,582 157,369
1940s 3,346 173,028
1950s 5,452 149,582
1960s 5,310 81,870
1970s 4,758 31,947
1980s 4,301 30,352
1990s 4,818 31,294
2000s 2,848 23,919
2010s 1,356 20,036
2020s 624 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margarita Margaret
2014 132 1,951
2015 125 2,110
2016 134 2,217
2017 125 2,255
2018 107 2,334
2019 110 2,214
2020 88 2,196
2021 95 2,245
2022 112 2,199
2023 114 2,085
2024 111 2,316
2025 104 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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