Margaret
#112 for girls in 2025, 2,436 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #10,770
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1911 · 9,279 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,578 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 104 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,264,774since 1880
Margaret over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #112 | 2,436 | — | |
| 2024 | #119 | 2,316 | — | |
| 2023 | #132 | 2,085 | — | |
| 2022 | #127 | 2,199 | — | |
| 2021 | #125 | 2,245 | — | |
| 2020 | #126 | 2,196 | — | |
| 2019 | #127 | 2,214 | — | |
| 2018 | #127 | 2,334 | — | |
| 2017 | #132 | 2,255 | — | |
| 2016 | #139 | 2,217 | — | |
| 2015 | #155 | 2,110 | — | |
| 2014 | #169 | 1,951 | — | |
| 2013 | #180 | 1,774 | — | |
| 2012 | #176 | 1,780 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #186 | 1,699 | — | |
| 2010 | #182 | 1,702 | — | |
| 2009 | #187 | 1,768 | — | |
| 2008 | #178 | 1,865 | — | |
| 2007 | #173 | 2,029 | — | |
| 2006 | #160 | 2,188 | — | |
| 2005 | #151 | 2,312 | — | |
| 2004 | #133 | 2,436 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #128 | 2,625 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #129 | 2,678 | — | |
| 2001 | #118 | 2,896 | — | |
| 2000 | #110 | 3,122 | — | |
| 1999 | #110 | 2,958 | — | |
| 1998 | #114 | 2,962 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #110 | 2,967 | — | |
| 1996 | #105 | 3,103 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #104 | 3,221 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #106 | 3,105 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #102 | 3,167 | — | |
| 1992 | #102 | 3,244 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #108 | 3,195 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #102 | 3,372 | #3,467 | 17 |
| 1989 | #97 | 3,285 | #2,068 | 34 |
| 1988 | #93 | 3,139 | #3,523 | 14 |
| 1987 | #90 | 3,146 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #89 | 3,084 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #90 | 3,072 | #2,942 | 16 |
| 1984 | #92 | 3,033 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #92 | 2,944 | #2,676 | 17 |
| 1982 | #97 | 2,998 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #107 | 2,792 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #105 | 2,859 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1979 | #108 | 2,832 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #110 | 2,629 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #111 | 2,625 | #3,203 | 12 |
| 1976 | #103 | 2,666 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #98 | 2,950 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #95 | 3,087 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #94 | 3,167 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #95 | 3,286 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #86 | 4,001 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #80 | 4,704 | #2,125 | 18 |
| 1969 | #73 | 5,044 | #1,861 | 20 |
| 1968 | #63 | 5,440 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1967 | #58 | 6,226 | #1,476 | 27 |
| 1966 | #55 | 6,960 | #1,510 | 26 |
| 1965 | #52 | 7,799 | #1,595 | 24 |
| 1964 | #49 | 9,101 | #1,793 | 20 |
| 1963 | #46 | 9,304 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #43 | 10,075 | #1,230 | 40 |
| 1961 | #40 | 10,559 | #1,279 | 38 |
| 1960 | #36 | 11,362 | #1,486 | 29 |
| 1959 | #36 | 11,577 | #1,620 | 24 |
| 1958 | #31 | 12,314 | #1,420 | 30 |
| 1957 | #29 | 13,013 | #1,185 | 43 |
| 1956 | #25 | 13,913 | #1,443 | 29 |
| 1955 | #24 | 14,440 | #1,273 | 35 |
| 1954 | #21 | 15,226 | #1,466 | 27 |
| 1953 | #20 | 16,195 | #1,280 | 34 |
| 1952 | #21 | 17,102 | #1,485 | 26 |
| 1951 | #17 | 17,692 | #1,218 | 36 |
| 1950 | #15 | 18,110 | #1,272 | 32 |
| 1949 | #14 | 19,452 | #1,085 | 42 |
| 1948 | #13 | 18,873 | #1,127 | 40 |
| 1947 | #16 | 20,101 | #1,036 | 48 |
| 1946 | #17 | 18,136 | #1,060 | 42 |
| 1945 | #15 | 15,685 | #1,056 | 37 |
| 1944 | #14 | 16,320 | #1,038 | 40 |
| 1943 | #14 | 17,153 | #846 | 61 |
| 1942 | #14 | 16,549 | #806 | 64 |
| 1941 | #12 | 15,696 | #898 | 50 |
| 1940 | #11 | 15,063 | #758 | 66 |
| 1939 | #10 | 14,949 | #738 | 66 |
| 1938 | #9 | 15,330 | #757 | 65 |
| 1937 | #10 | 15,144 | #737 | 68 |
| 1936 | #9 | 14,596 | #644 | 81 |
| 1935 | #8 | 14,727 | #716 | 72 |
| 1934 | #8 | 15,144 | #771 | 64 |
| 1933 | #7 | 15,241 | #799 | 59 |
| 1932 | #7 | 16,556 | #644 | 88 |
| 1931 | #7 | 17,332 | #697 | 75 |
| 1930 | #5 | 18,350 | #765 | 70 |
| 1929 | #5 | 19,212 | #712 | 76 |
| 1928 | #5 | 20,295 | #676 | 87 |
| 1927 | #5 | 21,964 | #695 | 87 |
| 1926 | #5 | 23,072 | #660 | 91 |
| 1925 | #5 | 24,463 | #723 | 80 |
| 1924 | #5 | 26,547 | #696 | 88 |
| 1923 | #4 | 26,134 | #954 | 52 |
| 1922 | #4 | 26,862 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1921 | #4 | 28,468 | #962 | 53 |
| 1920 | #4 | 27,994 | #975 | 50 |
| 1919 | #4 | 26,238 | #867 | 58 |
| 1918 | #4 | 27,139 | #841 | 61 |
| 1917 | #4 | 25,560 | #839 | 58 |
| 1916 | #4 | 24,953 | #856 | 54 |
| 1915 | #4 | 23,054 | #846 | 53 |
| 1914 | #4 | 17,763 | #777 | 46 |
| 1913 | #4 | 14,486 | #759 | 38 |
| 1912 | #4 | 12,536 | #599 | 46 |
| 1911 | #3 | 9,279 | #577 | 28 |
| 1910 | #3 | 8,226 | #501 | 31 |
| 1909 | #3 | 7,358 | #462 | 30 |
| 1908 | #3 | 6,976 | #513 | 24 |
| 1907 | #3 | 6,713 | #388 | 33 |
| 1906 | #3 | 6,096 | #590 | 16 |
| 1905 | #3 | 5,690 | #666 | 13 |
| 1904 | #4 | 5,302 | #482 | 20 |
| 1903 | #4 | 5,045 | #411 | 23 |
| 1902 | #4 | 5,011 | #440 | 22 |
| 1901 | #4 | 4,424 | #407 | 21 |
| 1900 | #4 | 5,304 | #623 | 16 |
| 1899 | #4 | 4,249 | #548 | 13 |
| 1898 | #4 | 4,696 | #523 | 16 |
| 1897 | #4 | 4,146 | #725 | 9 |
| 1896 | #4 | 4,050 | #826 | 8 |
| 1895 | #4 | 3,931 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #3 | 3,700 | #521 | 15 |
| 1893 | #4 | 3,565 | #509 | 14 |
| 1892 | #4 | 3,435 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #3 | 3,065 | #524 | 12 |
| 1890 | #4 | 3,100 | #489 | 15 |
| 1889 | #4 | 2,917 | #525 | 13 |
| 1888 | #5 | 2,904 | #609 | 11 |
| 1887 | #5 | 2,419 | #488 | 13 |
| 1886 | #6 | 2,275 | #694 | 8 |
| 1885 | #5 | 2,204 | #577 | 11 |
| 1884 | #6 | 2,142 | #613 | 10 |
| 1883 | #6 | 1,881 | #497 | 13 |
| 1882 | #6 | 1,821 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #5 | 1,658 | #595 | 9 |
| 1880 | #6 | 1,578 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Margaret was already there! It came in at #6, and was given to 1,578 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 2,300 girls a year got the name.
Where Margaret is popular in 2003
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#42 · 1 in 169
- Massachusetts#51 · 1 in 234
- Maine#57 · 1 in 207
- Virginia#63 · 1 in 308
- Delaware#68 · 1 in 228
Best ever in a state: #1 in Nevada, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #42 | 20 | 1 in 169 |
| Massachusetts | #51 | 129 | 1 in 234 |
| Maine | #57 | 21 | 1 in 207 |
| Virginia | #63 | 117 | 1 in 308 |
| Delaware | #68 | 14 | 1 in 228 |
| Connecticut | #72 | 51 | 1 in 290 |
| Wisconsin | #72 | 76 | 1 in 331 |
| Alabama | #76 | 56 | 1 in 351 |
| Illinois | #78 | 191 | 1 in 363 |
| Missouri | #86 | 75 | 1 in 380 |
| Ohio | #86 | 142 | 1 in 410 |
| Tennessee | #86 | 77 | 1 in 395 |
| South Carolina | #88 | 43 | 1 in 394 |
| New Hampshire | #90 | 14 | 1 in 327 |
| Maryland | #92 | 59 | 1 in 411 |
| Minnesota | #92 | 65 | 1 in 399 |
| Georgia | #93 | 113 | 1 in 440 |
| North Carolina | #93 | 93 | 1 in 468 |
| Alaska | #94 | 8 | 1 in 278 |
| Indiana | #99 | 75 | 1 in 432 |
| Pennsylvania | #99 | 117 | 1 in 483 |
| Kentucky | #105 | 43 | 1 in 458 |
| New Jersey | #108 | 82 | 1 in 515 |
| Michigan | #115 | 88 | 1 in 558 |
| Kansas | #116 | 29 | 1 in 471 |
| Rhode Island | #118 | 10 | 1 in 390 |
| Oregon | #125 | 32 | 1 in 507 |
| South Dakota | #130 | 8 | 1 in 400 |
| New York | #131 | 155 | 1 in 633 |
| Washington | #137 | 48 | 1 in 601 |
| Colorado | #142 | 42 | 1 in 601 |
| Nebraska | #146 | 15 | 1 in 553 |
| Montana | #148 | 6 | 1 in 483 |
| Louisiana | #160 | 30 | 1 in 692 |
| Mississippi | #161 | 18 | 1 in 641 |
| Iowa | #206 | 16 | 1 in 857 |
| Florida | #210 | 74 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Hawaii | #230 | 5 | 1 in 705 |
| Arkansas | #235 | 13 | 1 in 917 |
| West Virginia | #253 | 7 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Utah | #254 | 17 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Texas | #277 | 119 | 1 in 1,328 |
| California | #289 | 153 | 1 in 1,481 |
| Idaho | #289 | 6 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Oklahoma | #304 | 13 | 1 in 1,280 |
| Arizona | #358 | 21 | 1 in 1,606 |
| New Mexico | #409 | 5 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Nevada | #473 | 5 | 1 in 2,068 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Margaret
- 7 spots since 2024 (#119 → #112)
- 14 spots since 2020 (#126 → #112)
- 43 spots since 2015 (#155 → #112)
- Biggest jump: 16 spots in 2016 (#155 → #139)
- Biggest drop: 18 spots in 2005 (#133 → #151)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #3 (9,279 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 60 yrs later
- Top 10: 60 yrs · run 1880–1939
- Top 100: 104 yrs · run 1880–1975
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 42 girls born in 1916 were named Margaret (2.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 660 girls born in 2025 (0.15%)
- Its best rank, #3 in 1911, was only 1 in 45 (2.2%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.4% of all girls named Margaret (245,011) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21,799 | #4 (1889) | #5 |
| 1890s | 37,937 | #3 (1894) | #4 |
| 1900s | 57,919 | #3 (1909) | #4 |
| 1910s | 189,234 | #3 (1911) | #4 |
| 1920s | 245,011 | #4 (1921) | #5 |
| 1930s | 157,369 | #5 (1930) | #8 |
| 1940s | 173,028 | #11 (1940) | #14 |
| 1950s | 149,582 | #15 (1950) | #24 |
| 1960s | 81,870 | #36 (1960) | #52 |
| 1970s | 31,947 | #80 (1970) | #98 |
| 1980s | 30,352 | #89 (1986) | #95 |
| 1990s | 31,294 | #102 (1990) | #106 |
| 2000s | 23,919 | #110 (2000) | #147 |
| 2010s | 20,036 | #127 (2018) | #157 |
| 2020s | 13,477 | #112 (2025) | #124 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Margaret in 2003
Top girls' names in 2003
Top boys' names in 2003
More about 2003
girls
1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 696 of them was named Margaret, which outranked 99.3% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 395,070 of them was named Margaret, which outranked 14.6% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,867 names at #10,894; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.