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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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 1988

  • 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: #555 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,987 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #467 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,350 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedMINew York: #639 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 4,959 girlsNYMassachusetts: #718 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,445 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: #967 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,652 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #226 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 1,235 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedUTColorado: #496 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,477 girlsCONebraska: 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: #311 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Margarita, so not publishedNMKansas: 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: #320 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsTXFlorida: #576 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,558 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#226 · 1 in 1,235
  2. Arizona#311 · 1 in 1,679
  3. Texas#320 · 1 in 2,005
  4. Illinois#467 · 1 in 3,350
  5. Colorado#496 · 1 in 3,477

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
California#2261851 in 1,235
Arizona#311151 in 1,679
Texas#320641 in 2,005
Illinois#467221 in 3,350
Colorado#49661 in 3,477
Washington#55571 in 3,987
Florida#576161 in 4,558
New York#639231 in 4,959
Massachusetts#71851 in 7,445
Pennsylvania#96761 in 11,652
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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 1988

girls
#553
394 births · 1 in 4,520 girls
boys
#5,200
8 births · 1 in 239,285 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #553Margarita394

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #5,200Margarita8
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 4,520 of them was named Margarita, which outranked 96.0% of the 13,883 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. #549Lena398
  2. #549Stevie398
  3. #552Betty395
  4. #553Margarita394
  5. #554Kaila391
  6. #555Dianna390
  7. #556Jolene389
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 239,285 of them was named Margarita, which outranked 38.8% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margarita
  1. #4,786Zerrick9
  2. #4,786Zeshan9
  3. #4,786Ziad9
  4. #5,200Margarita8
  5. #5,200Abayomi8
  6. #5,200Abby8
  7. #5,200Abhishek8
  8. #5,751Aakash7
  9. #5,751Abdias7
  10. #5,751Abelino7

Tied with 550 names at #5,200; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →