Girls' name · since 1885
Margrett
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.
- #6,059 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,371
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margrett is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,371 have been recorded since 1885.
Margrett has 1,371 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1991.
- #6,059 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,371 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margrett ranks #6,059 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,371 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,059 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,371
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margrett's 1,371 recorded births place it above 91.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Margrett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Margrett's full recorded timeline at 1931, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Margrett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1991
- Peak year (1924)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Margrett by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (339 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Margrett's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Margrett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 19
1880s
19 births
- 1890s 70
1890s
70 births
- 1900s 86
1900s
86 births
- 1910s
1910s
201 births
- 1920s
1920s
339 births
- 1930s
1930s
227 births
- 1940s
1940s
224 births
- 1950s 111
1950s
111 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 339 births (25% of all-time use).
How Margrett 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 Margrett's total volume
Margrett by state
Where Margrett concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| 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% |
66 of 1,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Margrett's data
- Margrett's decade-level peak was the 1920s (339 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Margretts (66 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margrett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1885–1991 (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 Margrett 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.