Marly vs Margaret

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

Name A

Marly

Girl name · Rank #3587

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Marly Margaret
Current Rank #3587 #119
Total Births (all years) 1,660 1,264,774
Peak Year 2008 1921
Peak Year Births 89 28,468
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1949 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marly Margaret
1880s - 21,799
1890s - 37,937
1900s - 57,919
1910s - 189,234
1920s - 245,011
1930s - 157,369
1940s 6 173,028
1950s 19 149,582
1960s 22 81,870
1970s 82 31,947
1980s 146 30,352
1990s 279 31,294
2000s 497 23,919
2010s 431 20,036
2020s 178 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marly Margaret
2014 43 1,951
2015 40 2,110
2016 45 2,217
2017 45 2,255
2018 31 2,334
2019 26 2,214
2020 23 2,196
2021 30 2,245
2022 31 2,199
2023 26 2,085
2024 43 2,316
2025 25 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, 1949–2025.

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