Margarita
#1,880 for girls in 2025, 104 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1950 · 535 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 40,219since 1880
Margarita over time
Rank among girls' names. Margarita has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | #1,880 | 104 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,810 | 111 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,780 | 114 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,818 | 112 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,024 | 95 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,078 | 88 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,844 | 110 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,878 | 107 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,703 | 125 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,628 | 134 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,695 | 125 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,624 | 132 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,514 | 145 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,530 | 144 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,382 | 165 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,372 | 169 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,198 | 209 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,126 | 229 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,069 | 245 | — | |
| 2006 | #946 | 276 | — | |
| 2005 | #920 | 270 | — | |
| 2004 | #930 | 259 | — | |
| 2003 | #843 | 289 | — | |
| 2002 | #731 | 333 | — | |
| 2001 | #690 | 360 | — | |
| 2000 | #653 | 378 | — | |
| 1999 | #642 | 367 | — | |
| 1998 | #610 | 394 | — | |
| 1997 | #514 | 467 | — | |
| 1996 | #511 | 465 | — | |
| 1995 | #526 | 458 | — | |
| 1994 | #487 | 511 | — | |
| 1993 | #483 | 522 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #462 | 533 | — | |
| 1991 | #447 | 573 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #464 | 528 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #506 | 465 | — | |
| 1988 | #553 | 394 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #544 | 369 | — | |
| 1986 | #489 | 439 | — | |
| 1985 | #511 | 397 | — | |
| 1984 | #497 | 399 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #461 | 442 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #460 | 461 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #454 | 475 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #460 | 460 | — | |
| 1979 | #485 | 421 | — | |
| 1978 | #443 | 449 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #427 | 474 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #402 | 503 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #413 | 487 | — | |
| 1974 | #411 | 488 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #423 | 462 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #422 | 456 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #411 | 517 | — | |
| 1970 | #439 | 501 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #416 | 528 | — | |
| 1968 | #402 | 537 | — | |
| 1967 | #397 | 524 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #382 | 566 | — | |
| 1965 | #419 | 495 | — | |
| 1964 | #414 | 551 | — | |
| 1963 | #420 | 529 | — | |
| 1962 | #421 | 538 | — | |
| 1961 | #418 | 543 | — | |
| 1960 | #436 | 499 | — | |
| 1959 | #410 | 531 | — | |
| 1958 | #384 | 574 | — | |
| 1957 | #372 | 594 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #393 | 522 | — | |
| 1955 | #375 | 553 | — | |
| 1954 | #364 | 568 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #359 | 554 | — | |
| 1952 | #362 | 520 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #357 | 501 | — | |
| 1950 | #334 | 535 | — | |
| 1949 | #349 | 498 | — | |
| 1948 | #368 | 460 | — | |
| 1947 | #418 | 376 | — | |
| 1946 | #404 | 357 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #417 | 292 | — | |
| 1944 | #450 | 260 | — | |
| 1943 | #422 | 302 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #433 | 280 | — | |
| 1941 | #426 | 259 | — | |
| 1940 | #423 | 262 | — | |
| 1939 | #438 | 235 | — | |
| 1938 | #423 | 252 | — | |
| 1937 | #417 | 240 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #398 | 254 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #400 | 261 | — | |
| 1934 | #414 | 251 | — | |
| 1933 | #439 | 214 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #409 | 255 | — | |
| 1931 | #369 | 302 | — | |
| 1930 | #383 | 318 | — | |
| 1929 | #352 | 343 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #380 | 316 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1927 | #393 | 306 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #397 | 300 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #414 | 279 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #421 | 275 | — | |
| 1923 | #400 | 280 | — | |
| 1922 | #424 | 246 | — | |
| 1921 | #408 | 274 | — | |
| 1920 | #416 | 254 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #485 | 190 | — | |
| 1918 | #513 | 179 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #542 | 153 | — | |
| 1916 | #569 | 138 | — | |
| 1915 | #564 | 130 | — | |
| 1914 | #550 | 103 | — | |
| 1913 | #510 | 100 | — | |
| 1912 | #525 | 85 | — | |
| 1911 | #493 | 70 | — | |
| 1910 | #528 | 60 | — | |
| 1909 | #500 | 56 | — | |
| 1908 | #511 | 50 | — | |
| 1907 | #511 | 49 | — | |
| 1906 | #465 | 53 | — | |
| 1905 | #547 | 40 | — | |
| 1904 | #456 | 51 | — | |
| 1903 | #504 | 40 | — | |
| 1902 | #642 | 27 | — | |
| 1901 | #559 | 30 | — | |
| 1900 | #589 | 35 | — | |
| 1899 | #550 | 30 | — | |
| 1898 | #679 | 23 | — | |
| 1897 | #521 | 32 | — | |
| 1896 | #670 | 22 | — | |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | — | |
| 1894 | #597 | 24 | — | |
| 1893 | #630 | 21 | — | |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | — | |
| 1891 | #608 | 19 | — | |
| 1890 | #727 | 14 | — | |
| 1889 | #657 | 15 | — | |
| 1888 | #894 | 9 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | — | |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | — | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Margarita was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Margarita is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#184 · 1 in 824
- California#219 · 1 in 1,114
- New York#251 · 1 in 1,403
- New Mexico#294 · 1 in 1,273
- New Jersey#301 · 1 in 1,771
Best ever in a state: #28 in Arizona, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #184 | 117 | 1 in 824 |
| California | #219 | 123 | 1 in 1,114 |
| New York | #251 | 79 | 1 in 1,403 |
| New Mexico | #294 | 6 | 1 in 1,273 |
| New Jersey | #301 | 23 | 1 in 1,771 |
| Arizona | #329 | 9 | 1 in 1,608 |
| Florida | #409 | 16 | 1 in 2,780 |
| Massachusetts | #446 | 8 | 1 in 4,278 |
| Illinois | #454 | 22 | 1 in 3,391 |
| Washington | #495 | 5 | 1 in 3,838 |
| Pennsylvania | #547 | 13 | 1 in 5,547 |
| Ohio | #991 | 5 | 1 in 14,890 |
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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 Margarita
- 70 spots since 2024 (#1,810 → #1,880)
- 198 spots since 2020 (#2,078 → #1,880)
- 185 spots since 2015 (#1,695 → #1,880)
- Biggest jump: 286 spots in 1886 (#842 → #556)
- Biggest drop: 304 spots in 1887 (#556 → #860)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1950 at #334 (535 births)
- Births halved by 2004, 54 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1883–2006
- Highest: 1 in 2,913 girls born in 1976 were named Margarita (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 15,454 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #334 in 1950, was only 1 in 3,202 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 13.6% of all girls named Margarita (5,452) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | #556 (1886) | #753 |
| 1890s | 228 | #521 (1897) | #626 |
| 1900s | 431 | #456 (1904) | #528 |
| 1910s | 1,208 | #485 (1919) | #528 |
| 1920s | 2,873 | #352 (1929) | #401 |
| 1930s | 2,582 | #369 (1931) | #409 |
| 1940s | 3,346 | #349 (1949) | #411 |
| 1950s | 5,452 | #334 (1950) | #371 |
| 1960s | 5,310 | #382 (1966) | #413 |
| 1970s | 4,758 | #402 (1976) | #428 |
| 1980s | 4,301 | #454 (1981) | #494 |
| 1990s | 4,818 | #447 (1991) | #515 |
| 2000s | 2,848 | #653 (2000) | #911 |
| 2010s | 1,356 | #1,372 (2010) | #1,617 |
| 2020s | 624 | #1,780 (2023) | #1,898 |
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.
Margarita in 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 3,336 of them was named Margarita, which outranked 95.6% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 324,322 of them was named Margarita, which outranked 13.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 765 names at #4,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.