Recorded 1973–1981 Boys' name Peak 1973 29 births

Margus — boys' name

29 babies named Margus in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s10

The verdict

29 boys have been named Margus since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1981.

29
total births
1973–1981
years on record
1970s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Margus was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

7 babies were named Margus in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margus

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Margus between 1973 and 1981, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Margus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margus performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Margus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margus 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 29 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.

Margus at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

29

Since 1973

9 years of records

Peak year

1973

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1973

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1981

Margus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1973

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19811980197819751973 7

Margus by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 66% of Margus's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margus?
29 babies have been named Margus since 1973. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1973 with 7 births.
When was Margus most popular?
Margus was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Margus been used?
Margus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 9 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Margus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–1981 (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.