Girls' name · since 1914
Marga
Marga has 343 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
343 girls have been named Marga since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marga recorded 343 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1993.
- #14,812 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 343 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marga ranks #14,812 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 343 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marga's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marga's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1993
- Peak year (1960)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Marga by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (80 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Marga's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Marga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
80 births
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 80 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marga's data
- Marga's decade-level peak was the 1950s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1914–1993 (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 Marga 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.