Marlowe vs Margaret

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

Name A

Marlowe

Girl name · Rank #624

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Marlowe Margaret
Current Rank #624 #118
Total Births (all years) 4,228 1,262,307
Peak Year 2024 1921
Peak Year Births 476 28,468
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marlowe Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss — 37,937
1900ss — 57,919
1910ss 6 189,234
1920ss 25 245,010
1930ss 33 157,371
1940ss 38 173,025
1950ss 6 149,583
1960ss 35 81,869
1970ss 68 31,946
1980ss 68 30,352
1990ss 77 31,293
2000ss 250 23,915
2010ss 1,872 20,034
2020ss 1,750 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marlowe Margaret
2014 206 1,951
2015 222 2,110
2016 256 2,216
2017 264 2,255
2018 246 2,334
2019 243 2,214
2020 279 2,195
2021 302 2,242
2022 365 2,197
2023 328 2,083
2024 476 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, 1918–2024.

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