Recorded 1888–1986 Girls' name Peak 1919 1,221 births

Margueritte — girls' name

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.

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1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Margueritte was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

56 babies were named Margueritte in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margueritte

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,221 babies named Margueritte between 1888 and 1986, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margueritte currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margueritte performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 353 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Margueritte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Margueritte in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margueritte 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 1,221 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.

Margueritte at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

1,221

Since 1888

99 years of records

Peak year

1919

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1888

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 1986

Margueritte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1888

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1919)
56
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
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Margueritte by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
353 births that decade — 29% of Margueritte's all-time total
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Margueritte by state

Where Margueritte concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Margueritte
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%
Texas share of Margueritte's total US births 2.5%
Even split

30 of 1,221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margueritte?
1,221 babies have been named Margueritte since 1888. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1919 with 56 births.
When was Margueritte most popular?
Margueritte was most popular in the 1920s decade with 353 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Margueritte most popular?
The top states for the name Margueritte are Texas (30 births), Oklahoma (16 births), Alabama (7 births).
How long has the name Margueritte been used?
Margueritte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 99 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Margueritte?
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, 1888–1986 (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.