US rank #2401 Girls' name Peak 1918 93,951 births

Marguerite — #2401 US girls' name

93,951 babies named Marguerite in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s12561890s63761900s79121910s226581920s217851930s93281940s81161950s74341960s35101970s11941980s11531990s11572000s9292010s7622020s381
#2401
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Marguerite was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

3,249 babies were named Marguerite in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marguerite

The Social Security Administration has registered 93,951 babies named Marguerite between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marguerite currently holds the #2401 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 3,249 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marguerite performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 22,658 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Marguerite shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8,826 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Marguerite in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marguerite 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 93,951 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.

Marguerite at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

93,951

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1918

3,249 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#2,401

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marguerite popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
3,249
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 48

Marguerite popularity over time — boys

101 total births recorded since 1907 (Marguerite as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 101 births
4681012 1951193419291925191819131907 6

Marguerite by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
22,658 births that decade — 24% of Marguerite's all-time total
1880s12561890s63761900s79121910s226581920s217851930s93281940s81161950s74341960s35101970s11941980s11531990s11572000s9292010s7622020s381

Marguerite by state

Where Marguerite concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marguerite
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8,826 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%
New York share of Marguerite's total US births 9.4%
Even split

8,826 of 93,951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Marguerite appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marguerite?
93,951 babies have been named Marguerite since 1880. It currently ranks #2401 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 3,249 births.
When was Marguerite most popular?
Marguerite was most popular in the 1910s decade with 22,658 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Marguerite most popular?
The top states for the name Marguerite are New York (8,826 births), Pennsylvania (6,484 births), Massachusetts (4,937 births).
How long has the name Marguerite been used?
Marguerite has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marguerite?
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, 1880–2024 (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.