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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Margherita

Margherita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1338th; the most babies were born in 1926 (25). More babies were named Margherita in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192625 babies
Total since 1880
1,155babies recorded

Margherita popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#14,3475
1980#6,16111
1970#3,97715
1960#3,05617
1950#3,8509
1940#4,7885
1930#2,50813
1920#1,99120
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Margherita, counting every spelling?

Margherita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Margherita?

About 600 people born in the US named Margherita are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 44 and 68. That makes Margherita 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.

Margherita by state

How common Margherita was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.9×). In 50 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: 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: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 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: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South 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, Margherita, girls, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Margherita

How popular is the name Margherita?

Margherita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1338th; the most babies were born in 1926 (25). More babies were named Margherita in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Margherita a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Margherita in the US.

Where was Margherita most popular?

In 1924–1928, Margherita was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 girls).