Total births
178
Girls' name · since 1985
Margalit
178 babies named Margalit in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8608
- among girls today
- 178
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 51%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Margalit is the #8608 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 178 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margalit has been recorded 178 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #8608 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #8608 among girls today
- 178 born since 1985
- 2020s peak decade
- 51% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Margalit is currently the #8608 girls' name in America, more common than 51% of girls - 178 born since 1985, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8608
- among girls today
- 178
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 51%
- more common than other girls
Margalit vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8608
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 51% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Margalit was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
12 babies were named Margalit in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Margalit compares
178 34th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Margalit's all-time total is 53% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Margalit | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 178 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Margalit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Margalit's full recorded timeline at 2013, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Margalit at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#8,608
Active since
1985
Margalit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Margalit by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Margalit's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Margalit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 63 births (35% of all-time use).
Margalit by state
Where Margalit concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.8% |
New York share of Margalit's total US births 2.8%
5 of 178 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Margalit? ▼
Since 1985, Social Security records show 178 babies named Margalit. Today it holds rank #8608 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 12 births.
When was Margalit most popular? ▼
Margalit was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Margalit most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Margalit are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Margalit been used? ▼
Margalit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 41 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Margalit? ▼
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 Margalit's data
- New York records the most Margalits (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Margalit
Nearby Names Like Margalit
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Margalit
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Margalit side by side: Margalit vs Mary Margalit vs Margaret Margalit vs Maria
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Margalit: #8608 Girls' Name - 178 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/margalit. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Margalit 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 June 2026.