US rank #8577 Girls' name Peak 2022 169 births

Margalit — #8577 US girls' name

169 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.

1980s161990s82000s392010s522020s54
#8577
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

32% 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.

What the Data Says About Margalit

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Margalit between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margalit currently holds the #8577 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margalit performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Margalit shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Margalit in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margalit 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 169 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.

Margalit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

169

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2022

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,577

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Margalit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
12
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 20242021201820142009200219921985 6

Margalit by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
54 births that decade — 32% of Margalit's all-time total
1980s161990s82000s392010s522020s54

Margalit by state

Where Margalit concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Margalit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.0%
New York share of Margalit's total US births 3.0%

5 of 169 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margalit?
169 babies have been named Margalit since 1985. It currently ranks #8577 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 12 births.
When was Margalit most popular?
Margalit was most popular in the 2020s decade with 54 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 40 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.