Girls' name · since 1948
Marguita
Marguita has 506 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marguita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 506 have been recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Marguita recorded 506 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1990.
- #11,770 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 506 born since 1948
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marguita ranks #11,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 506 born since 1948, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marguita's 506 recorded births place it above 83.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Marguita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marguita's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 136, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marguita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1990
- Peak year (1983)
- 136
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Marguita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (324 births, 64% of the file).
1980s was Marguita's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Marguita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 101
1970s
101 births
- 1980s
1980s
324 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 324 births (64% of all-time use).
How Marguita 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 Marguita's total volume
Marguita by state
Where Marguita concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 21 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 18 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 3.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 15 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 8 | 1.6% |
21 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Marguita appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marguita's data
- Marguita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (324 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Marguitas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marguita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1948–1990 (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 Marguita 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.