Girls' name · since 1910

Maragret

218 babies named Maragret in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,937 of 72,339
all-time among girls
218
born since 1910
1920s
peak decade

Maragret sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 218 recorded since 1910.

Maragret has 218 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1970.

  • #18,937 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 218 born since 1910
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maragret ranks #18,937 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 218 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.

#18,937 of 72,339
all-time among girls
218
born since 1910
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maragret's 218 recorded births place it above 73.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

Maragret's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Maragret's full recorded timeline at 1929, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Maragret popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1970

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1926)
16
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
05101520 191019151921192619301938195419651970 8

Maragret by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (77 births, 35% of the file).

1920s was Maragret's strongest decade.

77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Maragret births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 77 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Maragret by state

Where Maragret concentrates geographically, total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maragret
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.3%
Texas share of Maragret's total US births 2.3%

5 of 218 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maragret?
218 babies have been named Maragret since 1910. All-time, it sits at #18,937 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1926 with 16 births.
Where does Maragret sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maragret ranks #18,937 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maragret most popular?
Maragret was most popular in the 1920s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Maragret most popular?
The top states for the name Maragret are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Maragret been used?
Maragret has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 61 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Maragret?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Maragret's data

  • Maragret's decade-level peak was the 1920s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Maragrets (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Maragret

Nearby Names Like Maragret

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maragret

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maragret: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1910–1970 (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 Maragret 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.