Recorded 1927–1939 Girls' name Peak 1931 18 births

Margerine — girls' name

18 babies named Margerine in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Margerine since 1927, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1939.

18
total births
1927–1939
years on record
1930s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Margerine was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

7 babies were named Margerine in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margerine

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Margerine between 1927 and 1939, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margerine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margerine performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Margerine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margerine 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 18 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.

Margerine at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

18

Since 1927

13 years of records

Peak year

1931

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1927

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1939

Margerine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1927

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1931)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Margerine by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
13 births that decade — 72% of Margerine's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margerine?
18 babies have been named Margerine since 1927. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1931 with 7 births.
When was Margerine most popular?
Margerine was most popular in the 1930s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Margerine been used?
Margerine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 13 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Margerine?
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, 1927–1939 (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.