Girls' name · since 1907
Magaret
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 458 babies named Magaret, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 458
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Magaret sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 458 recorded since 1907.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magaret has been recorded 458 times among girls since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1987.
- #12,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 458 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magaret ranks #12,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 458 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 458
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Magaret's 458 recorded births place it above 82.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Magaret's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Magaret's full recorded timeline at 1940, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Magaret popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1987
- Peak year (1915)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Magaret by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (97 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Magaret's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Magaret births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
91 births
- 1920s
1920s
97 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
45 births
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 97 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Magaret's data
- Magaret's decade-level peak was the 1920s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Magaret: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1907–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Magaret draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.