Girls' name · since 1922
Margarida
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Margarida, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,343 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Margarida is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margarida has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1990.
- #42,343 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1922
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margarida ranks #42,343 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1922, peaking in the 1970s.
- #42,343 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1922
- 1970s
- peak decade
Margarida's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Margarida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Margarida splits its recorded history at 1973: 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 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Margarida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1990
- Peak year (1972)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Margarida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
1970s was Margarida's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Margarida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Margarida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margarida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1922–1990 (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 Margarida 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.