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 #1800

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Margarita Margaret
Current Rank #1800 #118
Total Births (all years) 40,117 1,262,307
Peak Year 1957 1921
Peak Year Births 594 28,468
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margarita Margaret
1880ss 84 21,799
1890ss 228 37,937
1900ss 431 57,919
1910ss 1,208 189,234
1920ss 2,873 245,010
1930ss 2,582 157,371
1940ss 3,346 173,025
1950ss 5,452 149,583
1960ss 5,310 81,869
1970ss 4,760 31,946
1980ss 4,301 30,352
1990ss 4,818 31,293
2000ss 2,848 23,915
2010ss 1,356 20,034
2020ss 520 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margarita Margaret
2014 132 1,951
2015 125 2,110
2016 134 2,216
2017 125 2,255
2018 107 2,334
2019 110 2,214
2020 88 2,195
2021 95 2,242
2022 112 2,197
2023 114 2,083
2024 111 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, 1880–2024.

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