Recorded 1911–1989 Girls' name Peak 1923 86 births

Margarit — girls' name

86 babies named Margarit in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s461930s61940s111980s5
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Margarit was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

12 babies were named Margarit in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margarit

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Margarit between 1911 and 1989, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margarit currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margarit performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Margarit shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Margarit in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margarit 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 86 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.

Margarit at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

86

Since 1911

79 years of records

Peak year

1923

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1911

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1989

Margarit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1911

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1923)
12
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
468101214 1989194319291926192319191911 6

Margarit by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
46 births that decade — 53% of Margarit's all-time total
1910s181920s461930s61940s111980s5

Margarit by state

Where Margarit concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Margarit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.8%
New York share of Margarit's total US births 5.8%

5 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margarit?
86 babies have been named Margarit since 1911. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1923 with 12 births.
When was Margarit most popular?
Margarit was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Margarit most popular?
The top states for the name Margarit are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Margarit been used?
Margarit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 79 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Margarit?
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.

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, 1911–1989 (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.