Girls' name · since 1892
Margherita
1,155 babies named Margherita in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,155
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,155 girls have been named Margherita since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Margherita recorded 1,155 times among girls since 1892, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2022.
- #6,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,155 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margherita ranks #6,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,155 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,155
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margherita's 1,155 recorded births place it above 90.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Margherita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Margherita splits its recorded history at 1954: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Margherita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2022
- Peak year (1926)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Margherita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (187 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Margherita's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Margherita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
132 births
- 1920s
1920s
187 births
- 1930s
1930s
96 births
- 1940s
1940s
101 births
- 1950s
1950s
127 births
- 1960s
1960s
154 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 187 births (16% of all-time use).
How Margherita 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 Margherita's total volume
Margherita by state
Where Margherita concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 301 | 26.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
301 of 1,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Margherita's data
- Margherita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Margheritas (301 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margherita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1892–2022 (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 Margherita 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.