Girls' name · since 1898
Margareta
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 494 babies named Margareta, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 494
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margareta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 494 have been recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margareta has been recorded 494 times among girls since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2021.
- #11,953 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 494 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margareta ranks #11,953 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 494 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 494
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margareta's 494 recorded births place it above 83.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Margareta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Margareta's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Margareta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2021
- Peak year (1927)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Margareta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (98 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Margareta's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Margareta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
62 births
- 1920s
1920s
98 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 98 births (20% of all-time use).
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What to do with Margareta's data
- Margareta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margareta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~123 yrs)
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, 1898–2021 (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 Margareta 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.