Margarite vs Margaret

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

Name A

Margarite

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Margarite Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #119
Total Births (all years) 1,920 1,264,774
Peak Year 1925 1921
Peak Year Births 52 28,468
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margarite Margaret
1880ss 5 21,799
1890ss 60 37,937
1900ss 90 57,919
1910ss 318 189,234
1920ss 413 245,011
1930ss 257 157,369
1940ss 212 173,028
1950ss 227 149,582
1960ss 146 81,870
1970ss 74 31,947
1980ss 50 30,352
1990ss 48 31,294
2000ss 15 23,919
2010ss 5 20,036
2020ss — 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margarite Margaret
2014 — 1,951
2015 5 2,110
2016 — 2,217
2017 — 2,255
2018 — 2,334
2019 — 2,214
2020 — 2,196
2021 — 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, 1888–2015.

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