Margrete — girls' name

What the Data Says About Margrete

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Margrete between 1889 and 1954, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margrete currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margrete performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Margrete shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margrete 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 217 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.