Girls' name · since 1914
Marguarite
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 224 babies named Marguarite, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marguarite sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 224 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marguarite has been recorded 224 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1965.
- #18,674 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 224 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marguarite ranks #18,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marguarite's 224 recorded births place it above 74.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Marguarite's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marguarite's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marguarite popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1965
- Peak year (1922)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Marguarite by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (73 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Marguarite's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Marguarite births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 73 births (33% of all-time use).
Marguarite by state
Where Marguarite concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 224 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marguarite's data
- Marguarite's decade-level peak was the 1920s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marguarites (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Marguarite: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1914–1965 (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 Marguarite 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.