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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 800 girlsMEVermont: #85 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 313 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #95 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 379 girlsNHWashington: #207 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,425 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: #167 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsMNIllinois: #166 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsILWisconsin: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,924 girlsWIMichigan: #197 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,651 girlsMINew York: #143 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 839 girlsNYMassachusetts: #103 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 556 girlsMARhode Island: #108 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 486 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #260 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsIAIndiana: #316 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,598 girlsINOhio: #216 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsOHPennsylvania: #163 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsPANew Jersey: #136 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 788 girlsNJConnecticut: #135 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 816 girlsCTCalifornia: #222 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,507 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedUTColorado: #181 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 911 girlsCONebraska: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsNEMissouri: #232 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsMOKentucky: #434 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,769 girlsKYWest Virginia: #312 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,798 girlsWVVirginia: #230 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsVAMaryland: #165 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 921 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedNMKansas: #252 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,131 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedARTennessee: #351 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,674 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #330 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,001 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #219 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #191 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #219 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsLAMississippi: #287 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,924 girlsMSAlabama: #365 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,717 girlsALGeorgia: #306 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,325 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedHITexas: #662 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,084 girlsTXFlorida: #218 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#85 · 1 in 313
  2. New Hampshire#95 · 1 in 379
  3. Massachusetts#103 · 1 in 556
  4. Rhode Island#108 · 1 in 486
  5. Connecticut#135 · 1 in 816

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#8581 in 313
New Hampshire#9591 in 379
Massachusetts#103571 in 556
Rhode Island#108101 in 486
Connecticut#135151 in 816
New Jersey#136371 in 788
New York#1431151 in 839
Maine#15181 in 800
Pennsylvania#163691 in 1,139
Maryland#165161 in 921
Illinois#166521 in 1,175
Minnesota#167191 in 1,222
Nebraska#17181 in 1,124
Colorado#181101 in 911
District of Columbia#19161 in 1,217
Michigan#197291 in 1,651
Wisconsin#204131 in 1,924
Washington#20791 in 1,425
Ohio#216311 in 1,844
Florida#218141 in 1,156
Louisiana#219241 in 1,030
South Carolina#219191 in 1,185
California#222371 in 1,507
Virginia#230171 in 1,534
Missouri#232171 in 1,754
Kansas#25261 in 2,131
Iowa#26081 in 2,540
Mississippi#287121 in 1,924
Georgia#306141 in 2,325
West Virginia#31271 in 2,798
Indiana#31681 in 3,598
North Carolina#330131 in 3,001
Tennessee#35181 in 3,674
Alabama#36581 in 3,717
Kentucky#43461 in 4,769
Texas#66291 in 7,084
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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 1941

girls
#224
778 births · 1 in 1,553 girls
boys
#3,505
5 births · 1 in 245,664 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #224Marguerite778

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #3,505Marguerite5
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 1,553 of them was named Marguerite, which outranked 95.6% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marguerite
  1. #221Ramona786
  2. #222Jacquelyn782
  3. #223Violet780
  4. #224Marguerite778
  5. #225Irma774
  6. #226Eunice772
  7. #227Sondra770
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 245,664 of them was named Marguerite, which outranked 12.4% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marguerite
  1. #3,133Ysmael6
  2. #3,133Zeke6
  3. #3,133Zenon6
  4. #3,505Marguerite5
  5. #3,505Abundio5
  6. #3,505Addis5
  7. #3,505Afton5

Tied with 497 names at #3,505; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →