Girls' name · since 1884
Margaretha
477 babies named Margaretha in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 477
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Margaretha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 477 recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margaretha has been recorded 477 times among girls since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2011.
- #12,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 477 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margaretha ranks #12,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 477 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #12,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 477
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Margaretha's 477 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Margaretha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Margaretha's full recorded timeline at 1918, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1912 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Margaretha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2011
- Peak year (1912)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Margaretha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (108 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Margaretha's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Margaretha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
49 births
- 1890s
1890s
73 births
- 1900s
1900s
61 births
- 1910s
1910s
108 births
- 1920s
1920s
79 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 108 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Margaretha's data
- Margaretha's decade-level peak was the 1910s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Margaretha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1912)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1884–2011 (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 Margaretha 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.