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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201937peak #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 1937

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedAKMaine: #98 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 407 girlsMEVermont: #115 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 473 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #98 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 427 girlsNHWashington: #210 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,475 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedIDMontana: #106 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 384 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #168 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsMNIllinois: #163 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsILWisconsin: #232 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,311 girlsWIMichigan: #158 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsMINew York: #133 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 702 girlsNYMassachusetts: #96 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 487 girlsMARhode Island: #72 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 259 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: #210 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsIAIndiana: #184 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,412 girlsINOhio: #174 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,277 girlsOHPennsylvania: #157 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsPANew Jersey: #109 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 521 girlsNJConnecticut: #111 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 554 girlsCTCalifornia: #189 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedUTColorado: #184 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 941 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedNEMissouri: #316 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,882 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #266 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,905 girlsWVVirginia: #204 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,214 girlsVAMaryland: #139 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 699 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: #304 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsKSArkansas: #325 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,211 girlsARTennessee: #376 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,787 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #440 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,216 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #280 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #117 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 532 girlsDCOklahoma: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,897 girlsOKLouisiana: #220 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 973 girlsLAMississippi: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,767 girlsMSAlabama: #319 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,626 girlsALGeorgia: #228 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,264 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marguerite, so not publishedHITexas: #739 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,982 girlsTXFlorida: #250 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#72 · 1 in 259
  2. Massachusetts#96 · 1 in 487
  3. Maine#98 · 1 in 407
  4. New Hampshire#98 · 1 in 427
  5. Montana#106 · 1 in 384

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#72161 in 259
Massachusetts#96561 in 487
Maine#98151 in 407
New Hampshire#9871 in 427
Montana#106101 in 384
New Jersey#109461 in 521
Connecticut#111171 in 554
Vermont#11551 in 473
District of Columbia#11791 in 532
New York#1331191 in 702
Maryland#139171 in 699
Pennsylvania#157701 in 1,023
Michigan#158381 in 1,049
Illinois#163491 in 1,060
Minnesota#168171 in 1,194
Ohio#174381 in 1,277
Colorado#18491 in 941
Indiana#184171 in 1,412
California#189391 in 1,041
Virginia#204191 in 1,214
Iowa#210111 in 1,659
Washington#21071 in 1,475
Louisiana#220221 in 973
Georgia#228241 in 1,264
Wisconsin#232101 in 2,311
Florida#25091 in 1,443
West Virginia#266101 in 1,905
South Carolina#280101 in 2,062
Kansas#30451 in 2,416
Missouri#31691 in 2,882
Alabama#319111 in 2,626
Arkansas#32581 in 2,211
Mississippi#35381 in 2,767
Tennessee#37671 in 3,787
North Carolina#44071 in 5,216
Oklahoma#44051 in 3,897
Texas#73971 in 7,982
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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 1937

girls
#205
805 births · 1 in 1,322 girls

Top girls' names in 1937

  1. #1Mary55,641
  2. #2Barbara34,917
  3. #3Patricia26,838
  4. #4Shirley26,823
  5. #5Betty25,337
  6. #6Carol17,336
  7. #7Nancy17,074
  8. #8Dorothy16,572
  9. #9Joan15,301
  10. #10Margaret15,144
  11. #205Marguerite805
More about 1937

girls

1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 1,322 of them was named Marguerite, which outranked 95.8% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marguerite
  1. #202Nora842
  2. #203Erma833
  3. #204Daisy812
  4. #205Marguerite805
  5. #206Irma800
  6. #207Priscilla797
  7. #208Ada796
Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,217Noreta#4,181 → #964
  2. ↑ 2,845Noretta#3,701 → #856
  3. ↑ 2,351Leilani#3,103 → #752
  4. ↑ 1,407Deann#2,263 → #856
  5. ↑ 1,209Norita#1,741 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 438Dorla#951 → #1,389
  2. ↓ 331Vilma#951 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 303Imelda#979 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 297Lulu#695 → #992
  5. ↓ 292Lyda#840 → #1,132

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

See the top 100 for 1937 →