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 #118

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Metric Marry Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #118
Total Births (all years) 1,867 1,262,307
Peak Year 1918 1921
Peak Year Births 37 28,468
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marry Margaret
1880ss 30 21,799
1890ss 54 37,937
1900ss 134 57,919
1910ss 241 189,234
1920ss 276 245,010
1930ss 192 157,371
1940ss 167 173,025
1950ss 171 149,583
1960ss 164 81,869
1970ss 110 31,946
1980ss 115 30,352
1990ss 83 31,293
2000ss 72 23,915
2010ss 37 20,034
2020ss 21 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marry Margaret
2014 — 1,951
2015 5 2,110
2016 7 2,216
2017 — 2,255
2018 — 2,334
2019 — 2,214
2020 6 2,195
2021 — 2,242
2022 7 2,197
2023 8 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, 1882–2023.

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