Marguerite

#2,485 for girls in 2025, 71 births · Last seen for boys in 1951 at #3,714
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1917 · 3,161 births
Debut · girls
48 births
In top 100 · girls
32 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
94,022
since 1880

Marguerite over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #78, 1917girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,48571—
2024#2,41375—
2023#2,28880—
2022#2,42575—
2021#2,28680—
2020#2,44171—
2019#2,28579—
2018#2,30279—
2017#2,10891—
2016#2,42676—
2015#2,31880—
2014#2,44274—
2013#2,48472—
2012#2,65467—
2011#2,63867—
2010#2,42777—
2009#2,59271—
2008#2,21889—
2007#2,32882—
2006#2,26784—
2005#2,37974—
2004#1,835103—
2003#1,769106—
2002#1,780101—
2001#1,686107—
2000#1,577112—
1999#1,580106—
1998#1,493114—
1997#1,490110—
1996#1,466112—
1995#1,370120—
1994#1,269134—
1993#1,60395—
1992#1,462108—
1991#1,257134—
1990#1,307124—
1989#1,259125—
1988#1,178129—
1987#1,136130—
1986#1,199117—
1985#1,219113—
1984#1,133121—
1983#1,106123—
1982#1,35791—
1981#1,165114—
1980#1,38090—
1979#1,29497—
1978#1,241100—
1977#1,183104—
1976#1,078113—
1975#1,012119—
1974#1,107105—
1973#1,015115—
1972#958127—
1971#988127—
1970#769187—
1969#766175—
1968#697194—
1967#629228—
1966#553292—
1965#501361—
1964#495389—
1963#494385—
1962#447461—
1961#439507—
1960#430518—
1959#398555—
1958#369610—
1957#347680—
1956#343654—
1955#319721—
1954#300789—
1953#287832—
1952#278841—
1951#270848#3,7145
1950#250904—
1949#254900—
1948#247915—
1947#256853—
1946#251800—
1945#254692—
1944#236762—
1943#231846—
1942#236813—
1941#224778#3,5055
1940#220757—
1939#216768#3,4805
1938#209826—
1937#205805—
1936#207792—
1935#207829—
1934#188933#3,6795
1933#190895—
1932#1821,000#3,7765
1931#1571,191—
1930#1591,289#2,7819
1929#1551,361#2,58910
1928#1471,584—
1927#1431,695#3,7806
1926#1371,869#3,7086
1925#1322,061#3,1558
1924#1252,249—
1923#1152,357—
1922#1062,657—
1921#982,897—
1920#933,055#4,2865
1919#962,836#3,7366
1918#863,249#4,1795
1917#783,161—
1916#783,034#3,8975
1915#842,687—
1914#842,050#3,2645
1913#781,822#2,8215
1912#791,620—
1911#871,113—
1910#841,086—
1909#811,036—
1908#88913—
1907#87888#1,2006
1906#89791—
1905#90753—
1904#94684—
1903#91667—
1902#90695—
1901#83699—
1900#86786—
1899#83693—
1898#79800—
1897#78728—
1896#78725—
1895#81680—
1894#83624—
1893#79638—
1892#91535—
1891#84511—
1890#96442—
1889#120315—
1888#141235—
1887#144178—
1886#181125—
1885#20886—
1884#18495—
1883#20970—
1882#23952—
1881#20852—
1880#22348—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Marguerite was already there! It came in at #223, and was given to 48 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 71 girls a year got the name.

Where Marguerite is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedAKMaine: #28 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 114 girlsMEVermont: #31 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 110 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #47 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 149 girlsNHWashington: #35 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 143 girlsWAIdaho: #110 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 377 girlsIDMontana: #80 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 297 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #98 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 370 girlsNDMinnesota: #68 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 251 girlsMNIllinois: #72 for girls · 206 births · 1 in 283 girlsILWisconsin: #86 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 338 girlsWIMichigan: #60 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 215 girlsMINew York: #82 for girls · 260 births · 1 in 374 girlsNYMassachusetts: #47 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 207 girlsMARhode Island: #46 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 191 girlsRIOregon: #70 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 257 girlsORNevada: #16 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 42 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #82 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 292 girlsSDIowa: #66 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 261 girlsIAIndiana: #66 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 273 girlsINOhio: #55 for girls · 205 births · 1 in 247 girlsOHPennsylvania: #82 for girls · 239 births · 1 in 391 girlsPANew Jersey: #83 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 378 girlsNJConnecticut: #66 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 272 girlsCTCalifornia: #75 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 302 girlsCAUtah: #87 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 290 girlsUTColorado: #54 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 204 girlsCONebraska: #68 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 257 girlsNEMissouri: #80 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 307 girlsMOKentucky: #105 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 442 girlsKYWest Virginia: #85 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 322 girlsWVVirginia: #109 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 464 girlsVAMaryland: #66 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 277 girlsMDDelaware: #41 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 149 girlsDEArizona: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 564 girlsAZNew Mexico: #114 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 355 girlsNMKansas: #53 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 217 girlsKSArkansas: #134 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 545 girlsARTennessee: #131 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 542 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #157 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 788 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #131 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 575 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #52 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 197 girlsDCOklahoma: #81 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 325 girlsOKLouisiana: #62 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 218 girlsLAMississippi: #96 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 352 girlsMSAlabama: #152 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 731 girlsALGeorgia: #138 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 601 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedHITexas: #84 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 361 girlsTXFlorida: #64 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 229 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#16 · 1 in 42
  2. Maine#28 · 1 in 114
  3. Vermont#31 · 1 in 110
  4. Washington#35 · 1 in 143
  5. Delaware#41 · 1 in 149

Best ever in a state: #16 in Nevada, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#1661 in 42
Maine#28531 in 114
Vermont#31231 in 110
Washington#35611 in 143
Delaware#41121 in 149
Rhode Island#46271 in 191
Massachusetts#471701 in 207
New Hampshire#47211 in 149
District of Columbia#52131 in 197
Kansas#53691 in 217
Colorado#54361 in 204
Ohio#552051 in 247
Michigan#601591 in 215
Louisiana#62861 in 218
Florida#64391 in 229
Connecticut#66531 in 272
Indiana#66891 in 273
Iowa#66791 in 261
Maryland#66461 in 277
Minnesota#68861 in 251
Nebraska#68461 in 257
Oregon#70191 in 257
Illinois#722061 in 283
California#75691 in 302
Missouri#80931 in 307
Montana#80201 in 297
Oklahoma#81611 in 325
New York#822601 in 374
Pennsylvania#822391 in 391
South Dakota#82211 in 292
New Jersey#83791 in 378
Texas#841311 in 361
West Virginia#85501 in 322
Wisconsin#86691 in 338
Utah#87161 in 290
Mississippi#96501 in 352
North Dakota#98211 in 370
Kentucky#105561 in 442
Virginia#109541 in 464
Idaho#110101 in 377
New Mexico#11491 in 355
South Carolina#131341 in 575
Tennessee#131451 in 542
Arkansas#134331 in 545
Georgia#138521 in 601
Alabama#152341 in 731
North Carolina#157401 in 788
Arizona#16051 in 564
Alaska———
Hawaii———
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 Marguerite
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 72 spots since 2024 (#2,413 → #2,485)
  • 44 spots since 2020 (#2,441 → #2,485)
  • 167 spots since 2015 (#2,318 → #2,485)
  • Biggest jump: 37 spots in 1887 (#181 → #144)
  • Biggest drop: 219 spots in 1971 (#769 → #988)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1917 at #78 (3,161 births)
  • Births halved by 1929, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1890–1921
  • Top 1,000: 93 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · girls
1 in 322
  • Highest: 1 in 322 girls born in 1897 were named Marguerite (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 22,638 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #78 in 1917, was only 1 in 342 (0.29%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 24.1% of all girls named Marguerite (22,658) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,256#120 (1889)#186
1890s6,376#78 (1897)#83
1900s7,912#81 (1909)#88
1910s22,658#78 (1917)#83
1920s21,785#93 (1920)#125
1930s9,328#157 (1931)#192
1940s8,116#220 (1940)#241
1950s7,434#250 (1950)#316
1960s3,510#430 (1960)#545
1970s1,194#769 (1970)#1,065
1980s1,153#1,106 (1983)#1,213
1990s1,157#1,257 (1991)#1,430
2000s929#1,577 (2000)#2,043
2010s762#2,108 (2017)#2,408
2020s452#2,286 (2021)#2,390

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.

Marguerite in 1917

girls
#78
3,161 births · 1 in 342 girls

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #78Marguerite3,161
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 342 of them was named Marguerite, which outranked 98.5% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marguerite
  1. #75Minnie3,262
  2. #76Charlotte3,229
  3. #77Genevieve3,192
  4. #78Marguerite3,161
  5. #79Vivian3,119
  6. #80Leona3,115
  7. #81Jennie3,109
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 549Georgene#1,445 → #896
  2. ↑ 380Ottie#1,332 → #952
  3. ↑ 365Louis#1,298 → #933
  4. ↑ 334Valentine#1,298 → #964
  5. ↑ 322Harold#1,210 → #888
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Ceola#840 → #1,241
  2. ↓ 373Floretta#964 → #1,337
  3. ↓ 344Buelah#993 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 326Glennie#915 → #1,241
  5. ↓ 290Maye#915 → #1,205

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

See the top 100 for 1917 →