Girls' name · since 1888
Margarite
Margarite has 1,920 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,920
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margarite sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,920 recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margarite has been recorded 1,920 times among girls since 1888, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2015.
- #4,824 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,920 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margarite ranks #4,824 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,920 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,824 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,920
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margarite's 1,920 recorded births place it above 93.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Margarite's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Margarite's full recorded timeline at 1944, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Margarite popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2015
- Peak year (1925)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Margarite by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (413 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Margarite's strongest decade.
413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Margarite births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 60
1890s
60 births
- 1900s 90
1900s
90 births
- 1910s
1910s
318 births
- 1920s
1920s
413 births
- 1930s
1930s
257 births
- 1940s
1940s
212 births
- 1950s
1950s
227 births
- 1960s 146
1960s
146 births
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 413 births (22% of all-time use).
How Margarite compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Margarite's total volume
Margarite by state
Where Margarite concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 39 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
50 of 1,920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Margarite's data
- Margarite's decade-level peak was the 1920s (413 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Margarites (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margarite: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1888–2015 (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 Margarite 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.