Recorded 1981–2009 Girls' name Peak 1984 92 births

Margan — girls' name

92 babies named Margan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

92 girls have been named Margan since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

92
total births
1981–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Margan was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Margan in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margan

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Margan between 1981 and 2009, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Margan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margan 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 92 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.

Margan at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

92

Since 1981

29 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1981

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2009

Margan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1981

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Margan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
54 births that decade — 59% of Margan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margan?
92 babies have been named Margan since 1981. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Margan most popular?
Margan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Margan been used?
Margan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 29 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Margan?
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, 1981–2009 (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.