Girls' name · since 1903
Margrette
Margrette has 850 recorded births since 1903 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 850
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margrette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 850 recorded since 1903.
Social Security Administration records show Margrette recorded 850 times among girls since 1903, 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 1903 to 1968.
- #8,410 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 850 born since 1903
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margrette ranks #8,410 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 850 born since 1903, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,410 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 850
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margrette's 850 recorded births place it above 88.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Margrette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Margrette splits its recorded history at 1931: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Margrette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–1968
- Peak year (1923)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Margrette by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (280 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Margrette's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Margrette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s
1910s
189 births
- 1920s
1920s
280 births
- 1930s
1930s
156 births
- 1940s 111
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 51
1950s
51 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 280 births (33% of all-time use).
How Margrette 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 Margrette's total volume
Margrette by state
Where Margrette concentrates geographically, total births since 1903
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 27 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 9 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
27 of 850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Margrette's data
- Margrette's decade-level peak was the 1920s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Margrettes (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Margrette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
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, 1903–1968 (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 Margrette 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.