Recorded 1906–1953 Girls' name Peak 1920 263 births

Margurette — girls' name

263 babies named Margurette in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s751920s1181930s421940s101950s12
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Margurette was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

21 babies were named Margurette in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margurette

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Margurette between 1906 and 1953, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margurette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margurette performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Margurette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Margurette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margurette 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 263 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.

Margurette at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

263

Since 1906

48 years of records

Peak year

1920

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1906

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1953

Margurette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1906

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1920)
21
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Margurette by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
118 births that decade — 45% of Margurette's all-time total
1900s61910s751920s1181930s421940s101950s12

Margurette by state

Where Margurette concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Margurette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 3.8%
Texas share of Margurette's total US births 3.8%

10 of 263 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margurette?
263 babies have been named Margurette since 1906. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1920 with 21 births.
When was Margurette most popular?
Margurette was most popular in the 1920s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Margurette most popular?
The top states for the name Margurette are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Margurette been used?
Margurette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 48 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Margurette?
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, 1906–1953 (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.