Recorded 1885–1991 Girls' name Peak 1924 1,371 births

Margrett — girls' name

1,371 babies named Margrett in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s191890s701900s861910s2011920s3391930s2271940s2241950s1111960s601970s181980s61990s10
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Margrett was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

46 babies were named Margrett in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margrett

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,371 babies named Margrett between 1885 and 1991, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margrett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margrett performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 339 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Margrett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 66 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Margrett in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margrett 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 1,371 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.

Margrett at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

1,371

Since 1885

107 years of records

Peak year

1924

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1885

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 1991

Margrett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1885

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1924)
46
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Margrett by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
339 births that decade — 25% of Margrett's all-time total
1880s191890s701900s861910s2011920s3391930s2271940s2241950s1111960s601970s181980s61990s10

Margrett by state

Where Margrett concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Margrett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
66 4.8%
#2 Mississippi
49 3.6%
#3 Tennessee
43 3.1%
#4 Alabama
31 2.3%
#5 Arkansas
18 1.3%
#6 Kentucky
5 0.4%
Texas share of Margrett's total US births 4.8%
Even split

66 of 1,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margrett?
1,371 babies have been named Margrett since 1885. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1924 with 46 births.
When was Margrett most popular?
Margrett was most popular in the 1920s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Margrett most popular?
The top states for the name Margrett are Texas (66 births), Mississippi (49 births), Tennessee (43 births).
How long has the name Margrett been used?
Margrett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 107 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Margrett?
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.

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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, 1885–1991 (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.