Data through 2025

Margaret name popularity in the United States

Margaret ranked #112 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 2,436 girls named Margaret.

Rank#112

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded2,436

SSA

Peak year1921

28,468 recorded

Five-year change+10.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Margaret for boys and girls

Girls

2,436

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

6

Share unavailable · data from 1881 to 2012

Margaret in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls2,436#112
2024girls2,316#119
2023girls2,085#132
2022girls2,199#127
2021girls2,245#125
2020girls2,196#126
2019girls2,214#127
2018girls2,334#127
2017girls2,255#132
2016girls2,217#139
2015girls2,110#155
2014girls1,951#169
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls2,436#112
2024girls2,316#119
2023girls2,085#132
2022girls2,199#127
2021girls2,245#125
2020girls2,196#126
2019girls2,214#127
2018girls2,334#127
2017girls2,255#132
2016girls2,217#139
2015girls2,110#155
2014girls1,951#169
2013girls1,774#180
2012boys6#10770
2012girls1,780#176
2011girls1,699#186
2010girls1,702#182
2009girls1,768#187
2008girls1,865#178
2007girls2,029#173
2006girls2,188#160
2005girls2,312#151
2004boys7#8927
2004girls2,436#133
2003boys5#10894
2003girls2,625#128
2002girls2,678#129
2001girls2,896#118
2000girls3,122#110
1999girls2,958#110
1998boys7#7560
1998girls2,962#114
1997girls2,967#110
1996boys6#7971
1996girls3,103#105
1995boys11#5124
1995girls3,221#104
1994boys7#6968
1994girls3,105#106
1993girls3,167#102
1992boys8#6128
1992girls3,244#102
1991boys10#5096
1991girls3,195#108
1990boys17#3467
1990girls3,372#102
1989boys34#2068
1989girls3,285#97
1988boys14#3523
1988girls3,139#93
1987boys11#3959
1987girls3,146#90
1986boys9#4457
1986girls3,084#89
1985boys16#2942
1985girls3,072#90
1984boys15#2956
1984girls3,033#92
1983boys17#2676
1983girls2,944#92
1982boys14#3108
1982girls2,998#97
1981boys13#3221
1981girls2,792#107
1980boys17#2729
1980girls2,859#105
1979boys9#4068
1979girls2,832#108
1978boys11#3400
1978girls2,629#110
1977boys12#3203
1977girls2,625#111
1976boys6#4935
1976girls2,666#103
1975boys13#2902
1975girls2,950#98
1974boys10#3318
1974girls3,087#95
1973boys13#2716
1973girls3,167#94
1972boys16#2323
1972girls3,286#95
1971boys12#2813
1971girls4,001#86
1970boys18#2125
1970girls4,704#80
1969boys20#1861
1969girls5,044#73
1968boys17#1962
1968girls5,440#63
1967boys27#1476
1967girls6,226#58
1966boys26#1510
1966girls6,960#55
1965boys24#1595
1965girls7,799#52
1964boys20#1793
1964girls9,101#49
1963boys19#1839
1963girls9,304#46
1962boys40#1230
1962girls10,075#43
1961boys38#1279
1961girls10,559#40
1960boys29#1486
1960girls11,362#36
1959boys24#1620
1959girls11,577#36
1958boys30#1420
1958girls12,314#31
1957boys43#1185
1957girls13,013#29
1956boys29#1443
1956girls13,913#25
1955boys35#1273
1955girls14,440#24
1954boys27#1466
1954girls15,226#21
1953boys34#1280
1953girls16,195#20
1952boys26#1485
1952girls17,102#21
1951boys36#1218
1951girls17,692#17
1950boys32#1272
1950girls18,110#15
1949boys42#1085
1949girls19,452#14
1948boys40#1127
1948girls18,873#13
1947boys48#1036
1947girls20,101#16
1946boys42#1060
1946girls18,136#17
1945boys37#1056
1945girls15,685#15
1944boys40#1038
1944girls16,320#14
1943boys61#846
1943girls17,153#14
1942boys64#806
1942girls16,549#14
1941boys50#898
1941girls15,696#12
1940boys66#758
1940girls15,063#11
1939boys66#738
1939girls14,949#10
1938boys65#757
1938girls15,330#9
1937boys68#737
1937girls15,144#10
1936boys81#644
1936girls14,596#9
1935boys72#716
1935girls14,727#8
1934boys64#771
1934girls15,144#8
1933boys59#799
1933girls15,241#7
1932boys88#644
1932girls16,556#7
1931boys75#697
1931girls17,332#7
1930boys70#765
1930girls18,350#5
1929boys76#712
1929girls19,212#5
1928boys87#676
1928girls20,295#5
1927boys87#695
1927girls21,964#5
1926boys91#660
1926girls23,072#5
1925boys80#723
1925girls24,463#5
1924boys88#696
1924girls26,547#5
1923boys52#954
1923girls26,134#4
1922boys34#1242
1922girls26,862#4
1921boys53#962
1921girls28,468#4
1920boys50#975
1920girls27,994#4
1919boys58#867
1919girls26,238#4
1918boys61#841
1918girls27,139#4
1917boys58#839
1917girls25,560#4
1916boys54#856
1916girls24,953#4
1915boys53#846
1915girls23,054#4
1914boys46#777
1914girls17,763#4
1913boys38#759
1913girls14,486#4
1912boys46#599
1912girls12,536#4
1911boys28#577
1911girls9,279#3
1910boys31#501
1910girls8,226#3
1909boys30#462
1909girls7,358#3
1908boys24#513
1908girls6,976#3
1907boys33#388
1907girls6,713#3
1906boys16#590
1906girls6,096#3
1905boys13#666
1905girls5,690#3
1904boys20#482
1904girls5,302#4
1903boys23#411
1903girls5,045#4
1902boys22#440
1902girls5,011#4
1901boys21#407
1901girls4,424#4
1900boys16#623
1900girls5,304#4
1899boys13#548
1899girls4,249#4
1898boys16#523
1898girls4,696#4
1897boys9#725
1897girls4,146#4
1896boys8#826
1896girls4,050#4
1895boys9#738
1895girls3,931#4
1894boys15#521
1894girls3,700#3
1893boys14#509
1893girls3,565#4
1892boys12#597
1892girls3,435#4
1891boys12#524
1891girls3,065#3
1890boys15#489
1890girls3,100#4
1889boys13#525
1889girls2,917#4
1888boys11#609
1888girls2,904#5
1887boys13#488
1887girls2,419#5
1886boys8#694
1886girls2,275#6
1885boys11#577
1885girls2,204#5
1884boys10#613
1884girls2,142#6
1883boys13#497
1883girls1,881#6
1882boys7#754
1882girls1,821#6
1881boys9#595
1881girls1,658#5
1880girls1,578#6

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Margaret’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+15.5%
Change since peak-91.4%