Recorded 1914–1965 Girls' name Peak 1922 224 births

Marguarite — girls' name

224 babies named Marguarite in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s731930s401940s371950s251960s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Marguarite was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

16 babies were named Marguarite in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marguarite

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Marguarite between 1914 and 1965, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marguarite currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marguarite performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marguarite shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marguarite in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marguarite 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 224 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.

Marguarite at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

224

Since 1914

52 years of records

Peak year

1922

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1914

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1965

Marguarite popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1914

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1922)
16
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 196519491942193419291924192019161914 5

Marguarite by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
73 births that decade — 33% of Marguarite's all-time total
1910s441920s731930s401940s371950s251960s5

Marguarite by state

Where Marguarite concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marguarite
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.2%
New York share of Marguarite's total US births 2.2%

5 of 224 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marguarite?
224 babies have been named Marguarite since 1914. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1922 with 16 births.
When was Marguarite most popular?
Marguarite was most popular in the 1920s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Marguarite most popular?
The top states for the name Marguarite are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Marguarite been used?
Marguarite has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 52 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Marguarite?
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, 1914–1965 (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.