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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Margarita has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#228 · 1 in 1,244
- Texas#242 · 1 in 1,401
- Connecticut#246 · 1 in 1,575
- New Mexico#251 · 1 in 1,184
- Arizona#281 · 1 in 1,562
Best ever in a state: #28 in Arizona, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #228 | 167 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Texas | #242 | 94 | 1 in 1,401 |
| Connecticut | #246 | 11 | 1 in 1,575 |
| New Mexico | #251 | 8 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Arizona | #281 | 15 | 1 in 1,562 |
| Colorado | #319 | 11 | 1 in 1,985 |
| Illinois | #356 | 29 | 1 in 2,446 |
| New York | #416 | 40 | 1 in 2,712 |
| Massachusetts | #526 | 7 | 1 in 5,014 |
| Florida | #662 | 12 | 1 in 5,536 |
| Washington | #675 | 5 | 1 in 5,440 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1986
girls
#489
439 births · 1 in 3,908 girls
Top girls' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 3,908 of them was named Margarita, which outranked 96.2% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Margarita
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.