Marqueta vs Margaret

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

Name A

Marqueta

Girl name

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Marqueta Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #118
Total Births (all years) 253 1,262,307
Peak Year 1983 1921
Peak Year Births 28 28,468
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1942 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marqueta Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss — 37,937
1900ss — 57,919
1910ss — 189,234
1920ss — 245,010
1930ss — 157,371
1940ss 5 173,025
1950ss 18 149,583
1960ss 15 81,869
1970ss 52 31,946
1980ss 135 30,352
1990ss 28 31,293
2000ss — 23,915
2010ss — 20,034
2020ss — 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marqueta Margaret
2014 — 1,951
2015 — 2,110
2016 — 2,216
2017 — 2,255
2018 — 2,334
2019 — 2,214
2020 — 2,195
2021 — 2,242
2022 — 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, 1942–1997.

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