Total births
301
Girls' name · since 1911
Margareth
Margareth has 301 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5816
- among girls today
- 301
- born since 1911
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 67%
- more common than other girls
Margareth currently ranks #5816 among girls' names in America, with 301 babies recorded since 1911.
Margareth has 301 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5816 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #5816 among girls today
- 301 born since 1911
- 2020s peak decade
- 67% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Margareth is currently the #5816 girls' name in America, more common than 67% of girls - 301 born since 1911, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5816
- among girls today
- 301
- born since 1911
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 67%
- more common than other girls
Margareth vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5816
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 67% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Margareth was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
21 babies were named Margareth in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Margareth compares
301 45th percentile among 17,726 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
Margareth's all-time total is 21% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Margareth | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 301 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 48 | 19,840 |
Margareth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Margareth splits its recorded history at 1991: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Margareth at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#5,816
Active since
1911
Margareth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Margareth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Margareth's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Margareth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 77 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Margareth? ▼
Since 1911, Social Security records show 301 babies named Margareth. Today it holds rank #5816 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 21 births.
When was Margareth most popular? ▼
Margareth was most popular in the 2020s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Margareth been used? ▼
Records for Margareth go back to 1911, giving 115 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Margareth? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Margareth
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Margareth
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Margareth: #5816 Girls' Name - 301 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/margareth. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Margareth 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 July 2026.