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girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Margret

Meaning A female given name, variant of Margaret Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,843 Trend ↑ Rising 22%

A female given name, variant of Margaret.

Rank 2025
#5,843
among girls · ↑1,284 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Margret
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
214 babies
All-time total
10,068
#1,661 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Margret popularity over time

10,068 babies have been named Margret since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 307 31 – #286
1890s 339 34 +10% #398
1900s 437 44 +29% #480
1910s 1,236 124 +183% #480
1920s 1,850 185 +50% #472
1930s 1,237 124 -33% #496
1940s 1,061 106 -14% #691
1950s 1,054 105 -1% #757
1960s 832 83 -21% #1,080
1970s 504 50 -39% #1,554
1980s 375 38 -26% #2,103
1990s 351 35 -6% #2,536
2000s 264 26 -25% #3,181
2010s 144 14 -45% #6,897
2020s (to 2025) 77 13 -11% #5,843

Where Margret is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 23 0.01 outside top 500
2029 24 0.01 outside top 500
2030 24 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Margret

Margret is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,843 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 10,068 American babies have been named Margret. Its peak came in 1921, when 214 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Margret stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Margret?

The median living Margret is about 62 years old; half are between 43 and 75. An estimated 4,400 people named Margret are alive in the United States today.

median 62 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Margret year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 21 #5,843
2024 16 #7,127
2023 8 #11,818
2022 9 #10,916
2021 10 #10,042
2020 13 #8,252
2019 12 #8,917
2018 13 #8,442
2017 12 #9,146
2016 15 #7,854
2015 13 #8,762
2014 18 #6,897
2013 9 #11,619
2012 17 #7,348
2011 18 #7,023
2010 17 #7,401
2009 18 #7,236
2008 17 #7,623
2007 35 #4,349
2006 8 #13,155
2005 24 #5,380
2004 23 #5,488
2003 33 #4,084
2002 27 #4,581
2001 44 #3,181
2000 35 #3,707
1995 31 #3,549
1990 38 #2,994
1985 32 #2,906
1980 38 #2,516
1975 56 #1,700
1970 63 #1,554
1965 70 #1,298
1960 83 #1,194
1955 100 #999
1950 131 #757
1945 85 #820
1940 102 #691
1935 121 #591
1930 181 #496
1925 172 #549
1920 184 #517
1915 111 #625
1910 67 #499
1905 51 #480
1900 49 #485
1895 36 #490
1890 34 #438
1885 39 #326
1880 24 #332

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Margret, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Margret?

The median living Margret is about 62 years old. Half of all living Margrets are between 43 and 75 years old.

How many people named Margret are alive today?

An estimated 4,400 people named Margret are alive in the United States, based on 10,068 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Margret mean?

A female given name, variant of Margaret.

How popular is the name Margret in 2025?

Margret ranked #5,843 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Margret?

10,068 babies have been named Margret in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Margret most popular?

Margret peaked in 1921, when 214 newborns received the name.

Is Margret a boy or girl name?

Margret is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Margret rising or falling?

Margret is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Margret become more popular?

Margret is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Margret in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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