Girls' name · since 1880
Margret
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 10,068 babies named Margret, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,068
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margret currently ranks #5723 among girls' names in America, with 10,068 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margret has been recorded 10,068 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #5723 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,723 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,068 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margret ranks #1,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,723 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,068 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,068
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margret's 10,068 recorded births place it above 97.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Margret compares
10,068 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Margret's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Margret | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,068 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 214 | 21 | 19,840 |
Margret's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Margret splits its recorded history at 1953: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2006 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 214 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Margret popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 214
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Margret by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,850 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Margret's strongest decade.
1,850 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Margret births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 307
1880s
307 births
- 1890s 339
1890s
339 births
- 1900s 437
1900s
437 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,236 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,850 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,237 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,061 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,054 births
- 1960s
1960s
832 births
- 1970s 504
1970s
504 births
- 1980s 375
1980s
375 births
- 1990s 351
1990s
351 births
- 2000s 264
2000s
264 births
- 2010s 144
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,850 births (18% of all-time use).
How Margret 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 Margret's total volume
Margret by state
Where Margret concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 485 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 420 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 335 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 330 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 322 | 3.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 275 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 253 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 232 | 2.3% |
485 of 10,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Margret appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Margret's data
- Margret's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,850 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Margrets (485 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 popularity rank to Margret
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margret: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Margret 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.