Girls' name · since 1892
Margart
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 598 babies named Margart, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 598
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margart is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 598 have been recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margart has been recorded 598 times among girls since 1892, 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 1892 to 1974.
- #10,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 598 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margart ranks #10,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 598 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 598
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margart's 598 recorded births place it above 85.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Margart's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Margart's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Margart popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1974
- Peak year (1924)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Margart by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (131 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Margart's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Margart births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 35
1890s
35 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
131 births
- 1930s
1930s
91 births
- 1940s
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
97 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 131 births (22% of all-time use).
How Margart 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 Margart's total volume
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What to do with Margart's data
- Margart's decade-level peak was the 1920s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margart: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1892–1974 (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 Margart 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.