Margret
#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 39 births
- Debut · girls
- 24 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 10,068since 1880
Margret over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Margret has never cracked the top 200 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 |
| 2024 | #6,932 | 16 |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 |
| 2017 | #8,776 | 12 |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 |
| 2014 | #6,713 | 18 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 |
| 2009 | #7,066 | 18 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 |
| 2007 | #4,299 | 35 |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 |
| 2005 | #5,266 | 24 |
| 2004 | #5,377 | 23 |
| 2003 | #4,034 | 33 |
| 2002 | #4,498 | 27 |
| 2001 | #3,142 | 44 |
| 2000 | #3,664 | 35 |
| 1999 | #4,313 | 26 |
| 1998 | #3,015 | 42 |
| 1997 | #3,161 | 37 |
| 1996 | #3,831 | 28 |
| 1995 | #3,492 | 31 |
| 1994 | #3,098 | 37 |
| 1993 | #3,052 | 38 |
| 1992 | #2,513 | 50 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 |
| 1988 | #2,646 | 40 |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 |
| 1986 | #3,459 | 25 |
| 1985 | #2,860 | 32 |
| 1984 | #2,081 | 48 |
| 1983 | #2,475 | 37 |
| 1982 | #2,830 | 32 |
| 1981 | #2,447 | 39 |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 |
| 1979 | #2,477 | 37 |
| 1978 | #2,474 | 35 |
| 1977 | #1,901 | 52 |
| 1976 | #1,912 | 47 |
| 1975 | #1,689 | 56 |
| 1974 | #1,760 | 51 |
| 1973 | #1,589 | 58 |
| 1972 | #1,627 | 55 |
| 1971 | #1,772 | 50 |
| 1970 | #1,544 | 63 |
| 1969 | #1,465 | 64 |
| 1968 | #1,301 | 72 |
| 1967 | #1,196 | 79 |
| 1966 | #1,129 | 88 |
| 1965 | #1,292 | 70 |
| 1964 | #1,078 | 102 |
| 1963 | #1,139 | 92 |
| 1962 | #1,145 | 91 |
| 1961 | #1,155 | 91 |
| 1960 | #1,192 | 83 |
| 1959 | #1,262 | 72 |
| 1958 | #1,075 | 95 |
| 1957 | #1,124 | 87 |
| 1956 | #1,027 | 99 |
| 1955 | #999 | 100 |
| 1954 | #905 | 113 |
| 1953 | #832 | 124 |
| 1952 | #800 | 128 |
| 1951 | #876 | 105 |
| 1950 | #755 | 131 |
| 1949 | #708 | 143 |
| 1948 | #842 | 108 |
| 1947 | #780 | 122 |
| 1946 | #805 | 105 |
| 1945 | #819 | 85 |
| 1944 | #774 | 97 |
| 1943 | #745 | 108 |
| 1942 | #739 | 104 |
| 1941 | #773 | 87 |
| 1940 | #686 | 102 |
| 1939 | #655 | 107 |
| 1938 | #653 | 110 |
| 1937 | #606 | 123 |
| 1936 | #739 | 81 |
| 1935 | #591 | 121 |
| 1934 | #625 | 113 |
| 1933 | #582 | 122 |
| 1932 | #545 | 143 |
| 1931 | #561 | 136 |
| 1930 | #495 | 181 |
| 1929 | #551 | 153 |
| 1928 | #545 | 163 |
| 1927 | #494 | 199 |
| 1926 | #501 | 194 |
| 1925 | #547 | 172 |
| 1924 | #507 | 196 |
| 1923 | #533 | 177 |
| 1922 | #491 | 198 |
| 1921 | #472 | 214 |
| 1920 | #515 | 184 |
| 1919 | #510 | 177 |
| 1918 | #479 | 199 |
| 1917 | #512 | 168 |
| 1916 | #513 | 162 |
| 1915 | #624 | 111 |
| 1914 | #511 | 119 |
| 1913 | #559 | 84 |
| 1912 | #503 | 90 |
| 1911 | #548 | 59 |
| 1910 | #495 | 67 |
| 1909 | #580 | 44 |
| 1908 | #479 | 56 |
| 1907 | #500 | 51 |
| 1906 | #506 | 47 |
| 1905 | #476 | 51 |
| 1904 | #545 | 37 |
| 1903 | #527 | 37 |
| 1902 | #571 | 33 |
| 1901 | #538 | 32 |
| 1900 | #481 | 49 |
| 1899 | #514 | 33 |
| 1898 | #544 | 34 |
| 1897 | #537 | 30 |
| 1896 | #462 | 39 |
| 1895 | #488 | 36 |
| 1894 | #527 | 30 |
| 1893 | #487 | 31 |
| 1892 | #471 | 33 |
| 1891 | #395 | 39 |
| 1890 | #435 | 34 |
| 1889 | #468 | 28 |
| 1888 | #349 | 46 |
| 1887 | #471 | 22 |
| 1886 | #432 | 25 |
| 1885 | #324 | 39 |
| 1884 | #349 | 32 |
| 1883 | #324 | 30 |
| 1882 | #285 | 39 |
| 1881 | #346 | 22 |
| 1880 | #326 | 24 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Margret was already there! It came in at #326, and was given to 24 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2006, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.
Where Margret is popular in 1926
- 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
- South Carolina#239 · 1 in 1,828
- Tennessee#257 · 1 in 1,810
- Alabama#300 · 1 in 2,323
- North Carolina#315 · 1 in 2,954
- Kentucky#318 · 1 in 2,592
Best ever in a state: #210 in Tennessee, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #239 | 12 | 1 in 1,828 |
| Tennessee | #257 | 15 | 1 in 1,810 |
| Alabama | #300 | 14 | 1 in 2,323 |
| North Carolina | #315 | 13 | 1 in 2,954 |
| Kentucky | #318 | 11 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Arkansas | #335 | 9 | 1 in 2,292 |
| Georgia | #358 | 9 | 1 in 3,524 |
| Oklahoma | #387 | 8 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Mississippi | #403 | 7 | 1 in 3,388 |
| Indiana | #407 | 5 | 1 in 5,226 |
| Louisiana | #410 | 7 | 1 in 3,403 |
| Michigan | #459 | 6 | 1 in 6,824 |
| Texas | #464 | 18 | 1 in 3,322 |
| Ohio | #558 | 5 | 1 in 10,865 |
| Illinois | #570 | 6 | 1 in 9,923 |
| Pennsylvania | #598 | 6 | 1 in 15,251 |
| New York | #642 | 6 | 1 in 16,427 |
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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 Margret
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 1,210 spots since 2024 (#6,932 → #5,722)
- 2,247 spots since 2020 (#7,969 → #5,722)
- 2,725 spots since 2015 (#8,447 → #5,722)
- Biggest jump: 134 spots in 1949 (#842 → #708)
- Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1936 (#591 → #739)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #285 (39 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 124 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 76 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,765
- Highest: 1 in 2,765 girls born in 1882 were named Margret (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 76,537 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 18.4% of all girls named Margret (1,850) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 307 | #285 (1882) | #367 |
| 1890s | 339 | #395 (1891) | #486 |
| 1900s | 437 | #476 (1905) | #520 |
| 1910s | 1,236 | #479 (1918) | #525 |
| 1920s | 1,850 | #472 (1921) | #516 |
| 1930s | 1,237 | #495 (1930) | #605 |
| 1940s | 1,061 | #686 (1940) | #767 |
| 1950s | 1,054 | #755 (1950) | #966 |
| 1960s | 832 | #1,078 (1964) | #1,209 |
| 1970s | 504 | #1,544 (1970) | #1,875 |
| 1980s | 375 | #2,081 (1984) | #2,638 |
| 1990s | 351 | #2,513 (1992) | #3,364 |
| 2000s | 264 | #3,142 (2001) | #5,717 |
| 2010s | 144 | #6,713 (2014) | #8,050 |
| 2020s | 77 | #5,722 (2025) | #8,623 |
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.
Margret in 1926
girls
#501
194 births · 1 in 6,110 girls
Top girls' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 6,110 of them was named Margret, which outranked 91.1% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Margret
- #497Freddie196
- #497Verda196
- #500Rubye195
- #501Margret194
- #501Hallie194
- #501Verla194
- #504Syble193
- #504Valeria193
- #506Manuela190
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.