Recorded 1913–1957 Girls' name Peak 1925 291 births

Margree — girls' name

291 babies named Margree in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s1301930s901940s281950s10
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Margree was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

21 babies were named Margree in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margree

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Margree between 1913 and 1957, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margree performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Margree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Margree in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margree 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 291 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.

Margree at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

291

Since 1913

45 years of records

Peak year

1925

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1913

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1957

Margree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1913

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1925)
21
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 195719411936193219281924192019161913 5

Margree by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
130 births that decade — 45% of Margree's all-time total
1910s331920s1301930s901940s281950s10

Margree by state

Where Margree concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Margree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
7 2.4%
#2 Arkansas
5 1.7%
Mississippi share of Margree's total US births 2.4%
Even split

7 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margree?
291 babies have been named Margree since 1913. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1925 with 21 births.
When was Margree most popular?
Margree was most popular in the 1920s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Margree most popular?
The top states for the name Margree are Mississippi (7 births), Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Margree been used?
Margree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 45 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Margree?
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, 1913–1957 (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.