Margareta — girls' name

What the Data Says About Margareta

The Social Security Administration has registered 494 babies named Margareta between 1898 and 2021, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margareta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margareta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Margareta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margareta 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 494 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.