US rank #1800 Girls' name Peak 1957 40,117 births

Margarita — #1800 US girls' name

40,117 babies named Margarita in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1800
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Margarita was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

594 babies were named Margarita in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margarita

The Social Security Administration has registered 40,117 babies named Margarita between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margarita currently holds the #1800 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 594 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margarita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5,452 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Margarita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13,534 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Margarita in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margarita 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 40,117 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.

Margarita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

40,117

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1957

594 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#1,800

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Margarita popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
594
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420061988197019521934191618981880 5

Margarita popularity over time — boys

199 total births recorded since 1918 (Margarita as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 199 births
468101214 199319841978197319571943192919251918 5

Margarita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5,452 births that decade — 14% of Margarita's all-time total
1880s841890s2281900s4311910s12081920s28731930s25821940s33461950s54521960s53101970s47601980s43011990s48182000s28482010s13562020s520

Margarita by state

Where Margarita concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Margarita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13,534 33.7%
#2 California
9,917 24.7%
#3 New York
3,747 9.3%
#4 Illinois
1,646 4.1%
#5 Arizona
1,511 3.8%
#6 Florida
940 2.3%
#7 New Mexico
897 2.2%
#8 New Jersey
721 1.8%
Texas share of Margarita's total US births 33.7%
Even split

13,534 of 40,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Margarita appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margarita?
40,117 babies have been named Margarita since 1880. It currently ranks #1800 among girls. The peak year was 1957 with 594 births.
When was Margarita most popular?
Margarita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5,452 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Margarita most popular?
The top states for the name Margarita are Texas (13,534 births), California (9,917 births), New York (3,747 births).
How long has the name Margarita been used?
Margarita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Margarita?
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, 1880–2024 (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.