Girls' name · since 1880
Marguerite
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 94,022 babies named Marguerite, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #393 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,485 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 94,022
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marguerite is the #2485 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 94,022 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marguerite has been recorded 94,022 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #2485 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #393 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,485 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 94,022 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marguerite ranks #393 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,485 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 94,022 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #393 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,485 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 94,022
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Marguerite's 94,022 recorded births place it above 99.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marguerite compares
94,022 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marguerite's all-time total is 250x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marguerite | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 94,022 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,249 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marguerite's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marguerite's full recorded timeline at 1953, 15% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 85% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 48 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 3,249 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marguerite popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 3,249
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Marguerite popularity over time - boys
101 total births recorded since 1907 (Marguerite as boys' name)
Marguerite by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (22,658 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Marguerite's strongest decade.
22,658 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Marguerite births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,256
1880s
1,256 births
- 1890s 6,376
1890s
6,376 births
- 1900s 7,912
1900s
7,912 births
- 1910s
1910s
22,658 births
- 1920s
1920s
21,785 births
- 1930s
1930s
9,328 births
- 1940s 8,116
1940s
8,116 births
- 1950s 7,434
1950s
7,434 births
- 1960s 3,510
1960s
3,510 births
- 1970s 1,194
1970s
1,194 births
- 1980s 1,153
1980s
1,153 births
- 1990s 1,157
1990s
1,157 births
- 2000s 929
2000s
929 births
- 2010s 762
2010s
762 births
- 2020s 452
2020s
452 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 22,658 births (24% of all-time use).
How Marguerite 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 Marguerite's total volume
Marguerite by state
Where Marguerite concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8,832 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6,484 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 4,937 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,509 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 3,776 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 3,635 | 3.9% |
| #7 | California | | 3,488 | 3.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,642 | 2.8% |
8,832 of 94,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Marguerite appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marguerite's data
- Marguerite's decade-level peak was the 1910s (22,658 total births); usage has since declined to 452 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marguerites (8,832 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marguerite
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marguerite: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Marguerite 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.