Margarita vs Mary

Side-by-side comparison of Margarita and Mary — 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

Mary

Girl name · Rank #132

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Metric Margarita Mary
Current Rank #1800 #132
Total Births (all years) 40,117 4,139,160
Peak Year 1957 1921
Peak Year Births 594 73,984
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margarita Mary
1880ss 84 91,668
1890ss 228 131,138
1900ss 431 161,504
1910ss 1,208 478,636
1920ss 2,873 701,756
1930ss 2,582 572,997
1940ss 3,346 640,070
1950ss 5,452 625,609
1960ss 5,310 355,238
1970ss 4,760 126,254
1980ss 4,301 95,862
1990ss 4,818 75,713
2000ss 2,848 46,310
2010ss 1,356 25,683
2020ss 520 10,722

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margarita Mary
2014 132 2,636
2015 125 2,642
2016 134 2,526
2017 125 2,424
2018 107 2,369
2019 110 2,239
2020 88 2,229
2021 95 2,100
2022 112 2,116
2023 114 2,081
2024 111 2,196

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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