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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedAKMaine: #104 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 393 girlsMEVermont: #69 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 264 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #68 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 227 girlsNHWashington: #99 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 416 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #188 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsMNIllinois: #145 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 811 girlsILWisconsin: #189 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsWIMichigan: #125 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 665 girlsMINew York: #135 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 720 girlsNYMassachusetts: #90 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 450 girlsMARhode Island: #84 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 343 girlsRIOregon: #110 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 457 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedSDIowa: #177 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsIAIndiana: #207 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsINOhio: #182 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsOHPennsylvania: #146 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 900 girlsPANew Jersey: #116 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 606 girlsNJConnecticut: #103 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 461 girlsCTCalifornia: #195 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedUTColorado: #186 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 987 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,706 girlsNEMissouri: #183 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsMOKentucky: #328 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,729 girlsKYWest Virginia: #210 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsWVVirginia: #206 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsVAMaryland: #134 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 719 girlsMDDelaware: #51 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 198 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedNMKansas: #198 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedARTennessee: #313 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,677 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #451 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,076 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #280 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,079 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #122 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 659 girlsDCOklahoma: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,822 girlsOKLouisiana: #186 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 830 girlsLAMississippi: #209 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsMSAlabama: #256 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsALGeorgia: #216 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,377 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedHITexas: #390 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsTXFlorida: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#51 · 1 in 198
  2. New Hampshire#68 · 1 in 227
  3. Vermont#69 · 1 in 264
  4. Rhode Island#84 · 1 in 343
  5. Massachusetts#90 · 1 in 450

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#5171 in 198
New Hampshire#68131 in 227
Vermont#6991 in 264
Rhode Island#84121 in 343
Massachusetts#90621 in 450
Washington#99221 in 416
Connecticut#103201 in 461
Maine#104161 in 393
Oregon#110111 in 457
New Jersey#116391 in 606
District of Columbia#12261 in 659
Michigan#125551 in 665
Maryland#134161 in 719
New York#1351151 in 720
Illinois#145611 in 811
Pennsylvania#146791 in 900
Iowa#177151 in 1,206
Ohio#182321 in 1,405
Missouri#183261 in 1,039
Colorado#18681 in 987
Louisiana#186251 in 830
Minnesota#188141 in 1,358
Wisconsin#189141 in 1,582
California#195331 in 1,037
Kansas#198111 in 1,198
Virginia#206171 in 1,351
Indiana#207141 in 1,602
Mississippi#209211 in 1,017
West Virginia#210151 in 1,221
Georgia#216221 in 1,377
Florida#23391 in 1,297
Nebraska#23461 in 1,706
Alabama#256171 in 1,726
South Carolina#280101 in 2,079
Tennessee#313101 in 2,677
Kentucky#328101 in 2,729
Oklahoma#35381 in 2,822
Texas#390231 in 2,486
North Carolina#45161 in 6,076
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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 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 1934

girls
#188
933 births · 1 in 1,119 girls
boys
#3,679
5 births · 1 in 206,519 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #188Marguerite933

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #3,679Marguerite5
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,119 of them was named Marguerite, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marguerite
  1. #185Fannie955
  2. #186Jennie944
  3. #187Daisy939
  4. #188Marguerite933
  5. #189Deloris932
  6. #189Johnnie932
  7. #191Beulah931
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 206,519 of them was named Marguerite, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marguerite
  1. #3,277Zachariah6
  2. #3,277Zander6
  3. #3,277Zeno6
  4. #3,679Marguerite5
  5. #3,679Abb5
  6. #3,679Acencion5
  7. #3,679Achille5

Tied with 526 names at #3,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →