How Many People Are Named Margaretta?
people named Margaretta are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 442,726 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,535 babies named Margaretta in Social Security records from 1880 to 2007, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
76 births
Trend
Last year given
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinate form of MARGARET.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Margaretta in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Margaretta alive today is about 68 years old, and 73% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 58 and 79 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Margaretta first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1915, to 76 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2007.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2007
π Rank History
Margaretta has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #553, in 1884.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #553 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,104 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Margaretta alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Margaretta were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 105 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Margaretta was given about 10 times as often in Pennsylvania.
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