Boys' name · since 1882
Margarito
4,887 babies named Margarito in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,887
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Margarito is the #5049 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,887 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margarito has been recorded 4,887 times among boys since 1882, currently ranked #5049 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, 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 1882 to 2025.
- #1,797 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,049 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,887 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margarito ranks #1,797 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,049 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,887 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,797 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,887
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margarito's 4,887 recorded births place it above 96.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Margarito compares
4,887 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Margarito's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Margarito | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,887 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Margarito's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Margarito's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Margarito popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Margarito by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (690 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Margarito's strongest decade.
690 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Margarito births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 260
1910s
260 births
- 1920s
1920s
690 births
- 1930s
1930s
541 births
- 1940s
1940s
560 births
- 1950s
1950s
528 births
- 1960s
1960s
349 births
- 1970s
1970s
433 births
- 1980s
1980s
431 births
- 1990s
1990s
472 births
- 2000s
2000s
342 births
- 2010s 169
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 690 births (14% of all-time use).
How Margarito compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Margarito's total volume
Margarito by state
Where Margarito concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,628 | 53.8% |
| #2 | California | | 782 | 16.0% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 325 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 23 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 17 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.3% |
2,628 of 4,887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Margarito's data
- Margarito's decade-level peak was the 1920s (690 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Margaritos (2,628 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 popularity rank to Margarito
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margarito: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Margarito 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.