Marie vs Margaret

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

Name A

Marie

Girl name · Rank #632

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Marie Margaret
Current Rank #632 #119
Total Births (all years) 540,077 1,264,774
Peak Year 1920 1921
Peak Year Births 12,743 28,468
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marie Margaret
1880s 8,490 21,799
1890s 25,853 37,937
1900s 37,091 57,919
1910s 92,086 189,234
1920s 110,564 245,011
1930s 65,803 157,369
1940s 57,521 173,028
1950s 49,263 149,582
1960s 34,812 81,870
1970s 18,110 31,947
1980s 16,542 30,352
1990s 9,823 31,294
2000s 6,149 23,919
2010s 5,098 20,036
2020s 2,872 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marie Margaret
2014 531 1,951
2015 556 2,110
2016 535 2,217
2017 457 2,255
2018 537 2,334
2019 450 2,214
2020 473 2,196
2021 500 2,245
2022 501 2,199
2023 457 2,085
2024 467 2,316
2025 474 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, 1880–2025.

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