Recorded 1926–2018 Girls' name Peak 1963 304 births

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.

1920s51930s231940s851950s421960s681970s381980s231990s52000s52010s10
1940s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Margaretann was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

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 2018

Total births

304

Since 1926

93 years of records

Peak year

1963

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1926

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2018

Margaretann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1926

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1963)
13
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
468101214 20181985197019621953194619401926 5

Margaretann by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
85 births that decade — 28% of Margaretann's all-time total
1920s51930s231940s851950s421960s681970s381980s231990s52000s52010s10

Margaretann by state

Where Margaretann concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Margaretann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
21 6.9%
New York share of Margaretann's total US births 6.9%

21 of 304 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margaretann?
304 babies have been named Margaretann since 1926. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1963 with 13 births.
When was Margaretann most popular?
Margaretann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Margaretann most popular?
The top states for the name Margaretann are New York (21 births).
How long has the name Margaretann been used?
Margaretann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 93 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Margaretann?
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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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.