Recorded 1912–1961 Girls' name Peak 1918 107 births

Marg — girls' name

107 babies named Marg in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s81930s231940s221950s251960s6
1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Marg was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

12 babies were named Marg in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marg

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Marg between 1912 and 1961, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marg currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marg performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marg shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marg 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 107 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.

Marg at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

107

Since 1912

50 years of records

Peak year

1918

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1912

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1961

Marg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1912

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1918)
12
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 196119581949194419391931192319161912 5

Marg by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
25 births that decade — 23% of Marg's all-time total
1910s231920s81930s231940s221950s251960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marg?
107 babies have been named Marg since 1912. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1918 with 12 births.
When was Marg most popular?
Marg was most popular in the 1950s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Marg been used?
Marg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 50 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Marg?
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.

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, 1912–1961 (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.