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

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Peak · girls
1950 · 535 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
40,219
since 1880

Margarita over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Margarita has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #334, 1950girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,880104—
2024#1,810111—
2023#1,780114—
2022#1,818112—
2021#2,02495—
2020#2,07888—
2019#1,844110—
2018#1,878107—
2017#1,703125—
2016#1,628134—
2015#1,695125—
2014#1,624132—
2013#1,514145—
2012#1,530144—
2011#1,382165—
2010#1,372169—
2009#1,198209—
2008#1,126229—
2007#1,069245—
2006#946276—
2005#920270—
2004#930259—
2003#843289—
2002#731333—
2001#690360—
2000#653378—
1999#642367—
1998#610394—
1997#514467—
1996#511465—
1995#526458—
1994#487511—
1993#483522#7,6386
1992#462533—
1991#447573#8,2365
1990#464528#4,40712
1989#506465—
1988#553394#5,2008
1987#544369—
1986#489439—
1985#511397—
1984#497399#4,9737
1983#461442#4,1419
1982#460461#6,3855
1981#454475#6,2625
1980#460460—
1979#485421—
1978#443449#4,5547
1977#427474#5,8455
1976#402503#5,5875
1975#413487—
1974#411488#4,1907
1973#423462#4,5056
1972#422456#4,9865
1971#411517—
1970#439501#4,2306
1969#416528—
1968#402537—
1967#397524#2,7609
1966#382566—
1965#419495—
1964#414551—
1963#420529—
1962#421538—
1961#418543—
1960#436499—
1959#410531—
1958#384574—
1957#372594#3,5526
1956#393522—
1955#375553—
1954#364568#3,1767
1953#359554—
1952#362520#3,7345
1951#357501—
1950#334535—
1949#349498—
1948#368460—
1947#418376—
1946#404357#3,5255
1945#417292—
1944#450260—
1943#422302#3,5385
1942#433280—
1941#426259—
1940#423262—
1939#438235—
1938#423252—
1937#417240#3,5185
1936#398254#2,4529
1935#400261—
1934#414251—
1933#439214#3,6425
1932#409255—
1931#369302—
1930#383318—
1929#352343#3,5596
1928#380316#2,52211
1927#393306#3,7806
1926#397300#3,7086
1925#414279#3,7416
1924#421275—
1923#400280—
1922#424246—
1921#408274—
1920#416254#4,2865
1919#485190—
1918#513179#4,1795
1917#542153—
1916#569138—
1915#564130—
1914#550103—
1913#510100—
1912#52585—
1911#49370—
1910#52860—
1909#50056—
1908#51150—
1907#51149—
1906#46553—
1905#54740—
1904#45651—
1903#50440—
1902#64227—
1901#55930—
1900#58935—
1899#55030—
1898#67923—
1897#52132—
1896#67022—
1895#65822—
1894#59724—
1893#63021—
1892#61621—
1891#60819—
1890#72714—
1889#65715—
1888#8949—
1887#8608—
1886#55616—
1885#8427—
1884#64011—
1883#8176—
1882——
1881#6797—
1880#8365—
First appearance
1880

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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedMNIllinois: #372 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedMINew York: #437 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,022 girlsNYMassachusetts: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #835 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,986 girlsPANew Jersey: #430 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,189 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #213 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedDEArizona: #294 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsAZNew Mexico: #217 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 970 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedHITexas: #216 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsTXFlorida: #563 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,362 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#213 · 1 in 1,093
  2. Texas#216 · 1 in 1,181
  3. New Mexico#217 · 1 in 970
  4. Arizona#294 · 1 in 1,551
  5. Massachusetts#333 · 1 in 2,505

Best ever in a state: #28 in Arizona, 1911.

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StateRankBirthsShare
California#2131701 in 1,093
Texas#2161101 in 1,181
New Mexico#217101 in 970
Arizona#294131 in 1,551
Massachusetts#333131 in 2,505
Illinois#372301 in 2,481
New Jersey#430121 in 3,189
New York#437341 in 3,022
Florida#563131 in 4,362
Pennsylvania#83571 in 9,986
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
70 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1950 at #334 (535 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 54 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 126 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1883–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,913
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 13.6% of all girls named Margarita (5,452) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s84#556 (1886)#753
1890s228#521 (1897)#626
1900s431#456 (1904)#528
1910s1,208#485 (1919)#528
1920s2,873#352 (1929)#401
1930s2,582#369 (1931)#409
1940s3,346#349 (1949)#411
1950s5,452#334 (1950)#371
1960s5,310#382 (1966)#413
1970s4,758#402 (1976)#428
1980s4,301#454 (1981)#494
1990s4,818#447 (1991)#515
2000s2,848#653 (2000)#911
2010s1,356#1,372 (2010)#1,617
2020s624#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 1982

girls
#460
461 births · 1 in 3,673 girls
boys
#6,385
5 births · 1 in 362,889 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #460Margarita461

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #6,385Margarita5
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 3,673 of them was named Margarita, which outranked 96.3% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margarita
  1. #456Trina467
  2. #458Lucy466
  3. #459Teri465
  4. #460Margarita461
  5. #461Alaina458
  6. #462Angelique456
  7. #463Alyson455
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 362,889 of them was named Margarita, which outranked 13.3% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margarita
  1. #5,619Zenon6
  2. #5,619Zerrick6
  3. #5,619Zeshan6
  4. #6,385Margarita5
  5. #6,385Aarin5
  6. #6,385Aaronlee5
  7. #6,385Aaryn5

Tied with 982 names at #6,385; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982 →