Margaretha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Margaretha

The Social Security Administration has registered 477 babies named Margaretha between 1884 and 2011, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margaretha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margaretha performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Margaretha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margaretha 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 477 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.