Margret
Margret was the 5843rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 286th; the most babies were born in 1921 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,919 places. More babies were named Margret in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,843 girls, up 2,409 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921214 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,068babies recorded
Margret popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,843 | 21 |
| 2020 | #8,252 | 13 |
| 2010 | #7,401 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,707 | 35 |
| 1990 | #2,994 | 38 |
| 1980 | #2,516 | 38 |
| 1970 | #1,554 | 63 |
| 1960 | #1,194 | 83 |
| 1950 | #757 | 131 |
| 1940 | #691 | 102 |
| 1930 | #496 | 181 |
| 1920 | #517 | 184 |
| 1910 | #499 | 67 |
| 1900 | #485 | 49 |
| 1890 | #438 | 34 |
| 1880 | #332 | 24 |
How popular is Margret, counting every spelling?
Margret has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Margret?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Margret (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Margret born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Margret.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Margret?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Margret are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 42 and 75. That makes Margret a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Margret
How popular is the name Margret?
Margret was the 5843rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 286th; the most babies were born in 1921 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,919 places. More babies were named Margret in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Margret a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Margret in the US.