Recorded 1924–1950 Girls' name Peak 1929 69 births

Margean — girls' name

69 babies named Margean in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

69 girls have been named Margean since 1924, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1950.

69
total births
1924–1950
years on record
1920s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Margean was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

9 babies were named Margean in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margean

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Margean between 1924 and 1950, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Margean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margean 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 69 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.

Margean at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

69

Since 1924

27 years of records

Peak year

1929

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1924

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1950

Margean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1924

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1929)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Margean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 39% of Margean's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margean?
69 babies have been named Margean since 1924. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1929 with 9 births.
When was Margean most popular?
Margean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Margean been used?
Margean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 27 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Margean?
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.

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, 1924–1950 (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.