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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Margaretta

Margaretta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 553rd; the most babies were born in 1915 (76). More babies were named Margaretta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191576 babies
Total since 1880
2,535babies recorded

Margaretta popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#5,13214
1970#3,97615
1960#3,05517
1950#1,61534
1940#1,61924
1930#1,45129
1920#1,00255
1910#95921
1900#93417
1890#68516
1880#9035

How popular is Margaretta, counting every spelling?

Margaretta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Margaretta?

About 700 people born in the US named Margaretta are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 59 and 80. That makes Margaretta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Margaretta by state

How common Margaretta was among girls born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (4.0×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesPA0.24New Jersey: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.16Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesVA0.06Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Margaretta, girls, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Margaretta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Margaretta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Margaretta

How popular is the name Margaretta?

Margaretta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 553rd; the most babies were born in 1915 (76). More babies were named Margaretta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Margaretta a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,535 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Margaretta most popular?

In 1913–1917, Margaretta was most common in Pennsylvania (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Virginia.