Girls' name · since 1884
Margarete
Margarete has 2,376 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,965 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,376
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margarete currently ranks #11965 among girls' names in America, with 2,376 babies recorded since 1884.
Margarete has 2,376 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11965 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #4,188 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,965 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,376 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margarete ranks #4,188 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,965 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,376 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,965 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,376
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margarete's 2,376 recorded births place it above 94.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Margarete compares
2,376 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Margarete's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Margarete | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,376 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Margarete's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Margarete's full recorded timeline at 1945, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Margarete popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Margarete by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (515 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Margarete's strongest decade.
515 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Margarete births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 43
1880s
43 births
- 1890s 82
1890s
82 births
- 1900s 132
1900s
132 births
- 1910s
1910s
448 births
- 1920s
1920s
515 births
- 1930s
1930s
306 births
- 1940s
1940s
210 births
- 1950s
1950s
213 births
- 1960s 147
1960s
147 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 515 births (22% of all-time use).
How Margarete compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Margarete's total volume
Margarete by state
Where Margarete concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 59 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 50 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 33 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | California | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 10 | 0.4% |
59 of 2,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Margarete appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Margarete? ▼
Where does Margarete sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Margarete most popular? ▼
Where is Margarete most popular? ▼
How long has the name Margarete been used? ▼
What names are similar to Margarete? ▼
What to do with Margarete's data
- Margarete's decade-level peak was the 1920s (515 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Margaretes (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Margarete
Nearby Names Like Margarete
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Margarete
Compare Margarete side by side: Margarete vs Mary Margarete vs Margaret Margarete vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Margarete
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margarete: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Margarete 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.