Marye vs Margaret

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

Name A

Marye

Girl name

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Marye Margaret
Current Rank Unranked #118
Total Births (all years) 1,557 1,262,307
Peak Year 1920 1921
Peak Year Births 47 28,468
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1890 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Marye Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss 37 37,937
1900ss 73 57,919
1910ss 278 189,234
1920ss 372 245,010
1930ss 203 157,371
1940ss 234 173,025
1950ss 167 149,583
1960ss 78 81,869
1970ss 31 31,946
1980ss 39 30,352
1990ss 25 31,293
2000ss 15 23,915
2010ss 5 20,034
2020ss — 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Marye Margaret
2014 — 1,951
2015 — 2,110
2016 — 2,216
2017 — 2,255
2018 — 2,334
2019 5 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, 1890–2019.

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