Girls' name · since 1913
Margaretmary
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 200 babies named Margaretmary, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Margaretmary sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 200 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margaretmary has been recorded 200 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #19,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 200 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margaretmary ranks #19,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #19,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Margaretmary's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Margaretmary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Margaretmary's full recorded timeline at 1960, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Margaretmary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1962)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
200 total births across 112 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1962 with 13 births in a single year.
Margaretmary by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (66 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Margaretmary's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Margaretmary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
66 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 66 births (33% of all-time use).
Margaretmary decade highlights
- Peak decade 66 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Margaretmary by state
Where Margaretmary concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 3.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.5% |
7 of 200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 3.5% of nationwide
- New York 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 3.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Margaretmary's data
- Margaretmary's decade-level peak was the 1960s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Margaretmarys (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margaretmary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Margaretmary 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.
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