Recorded 1910–1970 Girls' name Peak 1926 218 births

Maragret — girls' name

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.

1910s441920s771930s431940s171950s181960s111970s8
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Maragret was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

16 babies were named Maragret in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maragret

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Maragret between 1910 and 1970, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maragret currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maragret performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Maragret shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maragret in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maragret in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 218 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maragret at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

218

Since 1910

61 years of records

Peak year

1926

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1910

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1970

Maragret popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1926)
16
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 197019581940193119271922191619121910 5

Maragret by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
77 births that decade — 35% of Maragret's all-time total
1910s441920s771930s431940s171950s181960s111970s8

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. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1926 with 16 births.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1910–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.