Girls' name · since 1888
Margueritte
1,221 babies named Margueritte in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,221
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margueritte sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,221 recorded since 1888.
Margueritte has 1,221 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1986.
- #6,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,221 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Margueritte ranks #6,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,221 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,221
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Margueritte's 1,221 recorded births place it above 90.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Margueritte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Margueritte's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Margueritte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1986
- Peak year (1919)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Margueritte by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (353 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Margueritte's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Margueritte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 57
1890s
57 births
- 1900s 116
1900s
116 births
- 1910s
1910s
344 births
- 1920s
1920s
353 births
- 1930s 132
1930s
132 births
- 1940s 102
1940s
102 births
- 1950s 68
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 353 births (29% of all-time use).
How Margueritte 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 Margueritte's total volume
Margueritte by state
Where Margueritte concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
30 of 1,221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Margueritte's decade-level peak was the 1920s (353 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Marguerittes (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Margueritte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1888–1986 (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 Margueritte 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.