Margel vs Margaret

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

Name A

Margel

Girl name

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Margel Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #119
Total Births (all years) 69 1,264,774
Peak Year 1932 1921
Peak Year Births 9 28,468
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margel Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss — 37,937
1900ss — 57,919
1910ss 10 189,234
1920ss 15 245,011
1930ss 38 157,369
1940ss 6 173,028
1950ss — 149,582
1960ss — 81,870
1970ss — 31,947
1980ss — 30,352
1990ss — 31,294
2000ss — 23,919
2010ss — 20,036
2020ss — 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margel Margaret
2014 — 1,951
2015 — 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, 1915–1947.

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