Recorded 1915–1947 Girls' name Peak 1932 69 births

Margel — girls' name

69 babies named Margel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1932. 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 Margel since 1915, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1947.

69
total births
1915–1947
years on record
1930s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Margel was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

9 babies were named Margel in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margel

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Margel between 1915 and 1947, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Margel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margel 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.

Margel at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

69

Since 1915

33 years of records

Peak year

1932

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1915

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1947

Margel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1915

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1932)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Margel by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
38 births that decade — 55% of Margel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margel?
69 babies have been named Margel since 1915. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1932 with 9 births.
When was Margel most popular?
Margel was most popular in the 1930s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Margel been used?
Margel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 33 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Margel?
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, 1915–1947 (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.