Recorded 1908–1949 Girls' name Peak 1918 127 births

Margaruite — girls' name

127 babies named Margaruite in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s541920s511930s111940s5
1910s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Margaruite was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

14 babies were named Margaruite in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margaruite

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Margaruite between 1908 and 1949, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margaruite currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margaruite performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Margaruite shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margaruite 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 127 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.

Margaruite at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

127

Since 1908

42 years of records

Peak year

1918

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1908

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1949

Margaruite popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1908

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1918)
14
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Margaruite by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
54 births that decade — 43% of Margaruite's all-time total
1900s61910s541920s511930s111940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margaruite?
127 babies have been named Margaruite since 1908. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1918 with 14 births.
When was Margaruite most popular?
Margaruite was most popular in the 1910s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Margaruite been used?
Margaruite has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 42 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Margaruite?
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, 1908–1949 (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.