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 #625

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Marlowe Margaret
Current Rank #625 #119
Total Births (all years) 4,805 1,264,774
Peak Year 2025 1921
Peak Year Births 575 28,468
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marlowe Margaret
1880s - 21,799
1890s - 37,937
1900s - 57,919
1910s 6 189,234
1920s 25 245,011
1930s 33 157,369
1940s 38 173,028
1950s 6 149,582
1960s 35 81,870
1970s 68 31,947
1980s 68 30,352
1990s 77 31,294
2000s 250 23,919
2010s 1,872 20,036
2020s 2,327 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marlowe Margaret
2014 206 1,951
2015 222 2,110
2016 256 2,217
2017 264 2,255
2018 246 2,334
2019 243 2,214
2020 279 2,196
2021 302 2,245
2022 365 2,199
2023 328 2,085
2024 478 2,316
2025 575 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, 1918–2025.

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