female NAME · CURRENTLY #112

Margaret

MAR-guh-ret

“pearl”

A longstanding European given name with many traditional forms and diminutives.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Margaret has traveled through time

1,5781880 2,2151885 3,1151890 3,9401895 5,3201900 5,7031905 8,2571910 23,1071915 28,0441920 24,5431925 18,4201930 14,7991935 15,1291940 15,7221945 18,1421950 14,4751955 11,3911960 7,8231965 4,7221970 2,9631975 2,8761980 3,0881985 3,3891990 3,2321995 3,1222000 2,3122005 1,7022010 2,1102015 2,1962020 2,4362025
LATEST YEAR20252,436 births
PEAK RANK#3in 1891
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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