Margaret

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Margaret is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,266,052 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,262,307 as girls and 3,745 as boys. Margaret gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #29 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,303
2023 2,083
2022 2,197
2021 2,242
2020 2,195
2019 2,214
2018 2,334
2017 2,255
2016 2,216
2015 2,110
2014 1,951
2013 1,774
2012 1,786
2011 1,699
2010 1,701
2009 1,767
2008 1,864
2007 2,027
2006 2,188
2005 2,312
2004 2,443
2003 2,630
2002 2,678
2001 2,896
2000 3,122
1999 2,958
1998 2,969
1997 2,967
1996 3,109
1995 3,232
1994 3,112
1993 3,168
1992 3,250
1991 3,205
1990 3,389
1989 3,319
1988 3,152
1987 3,157
1986 3,094
1985 3,087
1984 3,049
1983 2,961
1982 3,011
1981 2,804
1980 2,878
1979 2,841
1978 2,640
1977 2,636
1976 2,672
1975 2,963
1974 3,097
1973 3,180
1972 3,302
1971 4,013
1970 4,722
1969 5,063
1968 5,457
1967 6,253
1966 6,987
1965 7,820
1964 9,120
1963 9,327
1962 10,113
1961 10,598
1960 11,391
1959 11,601
1958 12,344
1957 13,056
1956 13,943
1955 14,475
1954 15,253
1953 16,230
1952 17,127
1951 17,728
1950 18,142
1949 19,494
1948 18,913
1947 20,150
1946 18,177
1945 15,722
1944 16,360
1943 17,214
1942 16,612
1941 15,745
1940 15,128
1939 15,017
1938 15,395
1937 15,211
1936 14,677
1935 14,799
1934 15,209
1933 15,299
1932 16,644
1931 17,407
1930 18,421
1929 19,287
1928 20,382
1927 22,051
1926 23,164
1925 24,542
1924 26,634
1923 26,187
1922 26,896
1921 28,521
1920 28,044
1919 26,296
1918 27,200
1917 25,618
1916 25,007
1915 23,107
1914 17,809
1913 14,524
1912 12,582
1911 9,307
1910 8,257
1909 7,388
1908 7,000
1907 6,746
1906 6,112
1905 5,703
1904 5,322
1903 5,068
1902 5,033
1901 4,445
1900 5,320
1899 4,262
1898 4,712
1897 4,155
1896 4,058
1895 3,940
1894 3,715
1893 3,579
1892 3,447
1891 3,077
1890 3,115
1889 2,930
1888 2,915
1887 2,432
1886 2,283
1885 2,215
1884 2,152
1883 1,894
1882 1,828
1881 1,667
1880 1,578