Girls' name · since 1889
Margrete
217 babies named Margrete in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margrete is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 217 have been recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Margrete recorded 217 times among girls since 1889, 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 1889 to 1954.
- #18,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 217 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margrete ranks #18,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margrete's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Margrete's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Margrete's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Margrete popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1954
- Peak year (1917)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Margrete by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Margrete's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Margrete births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
78 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Margrete's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margrete: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1889–1954 (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 Margrete 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.