Recorded 1914–1993 Girls' name Peak 1960 343 births

Marga — girls' name

343 babies named Marga in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s171930s401940s731950s801960s611970s381980s71990s5
1950s
Peak decade

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

1960
Single peak year

15 babies were named Marga in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marga

The Social Security Administration has registered 343 babies named Marga between 1914 and 1993, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marga currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marga performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Marga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marga 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 343 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.

Marga at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

343

Since 1914

80 years of records

Peak year

1960

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1914

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 1993

Marga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1914

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1960)
15
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
05101520 199319741961195519491942193219171914 5

Marga by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
80 births that decade — 23% of Marga's all-time total
1910s221920s171930s401940s731950s801960s611970s381980s71990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marga?
343 babies have been named Marga since 1914. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1960 with 15 births.
When was Marga most popular?
Marga was most popular in the 1950s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Marga been used?
Marga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 80 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Marga?
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, 1914–1993 (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.