Margaretann — girls' name
304 babies named Margaretann in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
28% of everyone ever named Margaretann was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Margaretann in 1963 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Margaretann
The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Margaretann between 1926 and 2018, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margaretann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Margaretann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Margaretann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Margaretann in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Margaretann 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 304 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.
Margaretann at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Margaretann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1926
- Peak year (1963)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2018.
304 total births across 93 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1963 with 13 births in a single year.
Margaretann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 85 births that decade — 28% of Margaretann's all-time total
Margaretann decade highlights
- Peak decade 85 births
- Runner-up 68 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Margaretann's strongest decade
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
Margaretann by state
Where Margaretann concentrates geographically — total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 6.9% |
21 of 304 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 6.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 6.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Margaretann? ▼
When was Margaretann most popular? ▼
Where is Margaretann most popular? ▼
How long has the name Margaretann been used? ▼
What names are similar to Margaretann? ▼
Keep exploring Margaretann
Nearby Names Like Margaretann
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Margaretann
Compare Margaretann side by side: Margaretann vs Mary Margaretann vs Margaret Margaretann vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1926–2018 (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.