How Many People Are Named Margaret?
people named Margaret are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 706 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,268,519 babies named Margaret in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
28,521 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Latin Margarita, which was from Greek μαργαριτης (margarites) meaning "pearl", probably ultimately a borrowing from Sanskrit मञ्यरी (manyari). Saint Margaret, the patron of expectant mothers, was martyred at Antioch in the 4th century. Later legends told of her escape from a dragon, with which she was often depicted in medieval art. The saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and her name has been widely used in the Christian world.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Margaret (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Margaret alive today is about 61 years old, and 65% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 47 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Margaret first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 28,521 babies. In 2025, 2,436 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Margaret reached #3 among girls' names in 1891, 1894 and 1905 to 1911, and was in the top 10 for 60 years, 1880 to 1939. In 2025 it ranked #112.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #112 |
| Best rank | #3 (1891, 1894 and 1905 to 1911) |
| Years in the top 10 | 60 |
| Years in the top 100 | 104 (1880 to 1989) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Margaret alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Margaret were born in New York than in any other state: about 48,291 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Margaret was given 1.9 times as often in Alaska, 1.8 times in Delaware and 1.7 times in District of Columbia.
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