Girls' name · since 1926
Margaretann
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.
- #15,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
304 girls have been named Margaretann since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Margaretann has 304 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2018.
- #15,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 304 born since 1926
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margaretann ranks #15,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 304 born since 1926, peaking in the 1940s.
- #15,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Margaretann's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Margaretann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Margaretann splits its recorded history at 1960: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Margaretann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2018
- Peak year (1963)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Margaretann by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (85 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Margaretann's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Margaretann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
85 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 85 births (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.
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What to do with Margaretann's data
- Margaretann's decade-level peak was the 1940s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Margaretanns (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margaretann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1926–2018 (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 Margaretann 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.