Margherita vs Margaret

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

Name A

Margherita

Girl name

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Margherita Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #118
Total Births (all years) 1,155 1,262,307
Peak Year 1926 1921
Peak Year Births 25 28,468
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margherita Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss 13 37,937
1900ss 33 57,919
1910ss 132 189,234
1920ss 187 245,010
1930ss 96 157,371
1940ss 101 173,025
1950ss 127 149,583
1960ss 154 81,869
1970ss 122 31,946
1980ss 79 30,352
1990ss 58 31,293
2000ss 26 23,915
2010ss 11 20,034
2020ss 16 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margherita Margaret
2014 — 1,951
2015 — 2,110
2016 — 2,216
2017 — 2,255
2018 — 2,334
2019 5 2,214
2020 — 2,195
2021 10 2,242
2022 6 2,197
2023 — 2,083
2024 — 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, 1892–2022.

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