Girls' name · since 1952
Margrit
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Margrit, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Margrit sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margrit has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2017.
- #32,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margrit ranks #32,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #32,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Margrit's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Margrit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Margrit splits its recorded history at 1960: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Margrit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2017
- Peak year (1964)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Margrit by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (30 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Margrit's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Margrit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 30 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Margrit's decade-level peak was the 1950s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Margrit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
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, 1952–2017 (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 Margrit 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.