Girls' name · since 1924

Margare

Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Margare, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#53,666 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1924
1960s
peak decade

Margare is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1924.

Margare has 11 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1964.

  • #53,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1924
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margare ranks #53,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.

#53,666 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1924
1960s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Margare's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Margare's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Margare splits its recorded history at 1964: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Margare popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1964

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1964)
6
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
4.555.566.5 19241964 6

Margare by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

1960s was Margare's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Margare births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margare?
Margare has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1924, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #53,666 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1964. 6 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
Where does Margare sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margare ranks #53,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Margare most popular?
Margare was most popular in the 1960s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Margare been used?
The SSA has tracked Margare since 1924 -- 41 years through the most recent 1964 data.
What names are similar to Margare?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Margare: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1924–1964 (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 Margare 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.