Marry vs Margaret

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

Name A

Marry

Girl name

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Marry Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #119
Total Births (all years) 1,873 1,264,774
Peak Year 1918 1921
Peak Year Births 37 28,468
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marry Margaret
1880s 30 21,799
1890s 54 37,937
1900s 134 57,919
1910s 241 189,234
1920s 276 245,011
1930s 192 157,369
1940s 167 173,028
1950s 171 149,582
1960s 164 81,870
1970s 110 31,947
1980s 115 30,352
1990s 83 31,294
2000s 72 23,919
2010s 37 20,036
2020s 27 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marry Margaret
2014 - 1,951
2015 5 2,110
2016 7 2,217
2017 - 2,255
2018 - 2,334
2019 - 2,214
2020 6 2,196
2021 - 2,245
2022 7 2,199
2023 8 2,085
2024 - 2,316
2025 6 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, 1882–2025.

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