Recorded 1891–1994 Girls' name Peak 1891 62 births

Margarethe — girls' name

62 babies named Margarethe in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1891. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s131910s151920s111950s111960s61990s6
1910s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Margarethe was born in this single decade.

1891
Single peak year

8 babies were named Margarethe in 1891 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margarethe

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Margarethe between 1891 and 1994, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margarethe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1891, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margarethe performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Margarethe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margarethe 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 62 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.

Margarethe at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

62

Since 1891

104 years of records

Peak year

1891

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1891

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 1994

Margarethe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1891

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1891)
8
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
456789 19941963195919571922192119191918191418991891 8

Margarethe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 24% of Margarethe's all-time total
1890s131910s151920s111950s111960s61990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margarethe?
62 babies have been named Margarethe since 1891. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1891 with 8 births.
When was Margarethe most popular?
Margarethe was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1891.
How long has the name Margarethe been used?
Margarethe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 104 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Margarethe?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1891–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.