FIRST NAME
Margaret
Margaret is the 31st most common female first name in the United States, recorded for 549,159 women and girls in the latest Census. It is also given to 556 men and boys.
AS A FEMALE NAME · #31 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
1,910,092
living · #9
2020 CENSUS
549,159
living · #31
BABIES NAMED MARGARET BY BIRTH YEAR · 1880–2025
20252K
As a female name, Margaret peaked in 1921, when 28,468 babies were named Margaret (the #4 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A MALE NAME · #7,917 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
556
living · #7,917
BABIES NAMED MARGARET BY BIRTH YEAR · 1881–2012
20126
As a male name, Margaret peaked in 1926, when 91 babies were named Margaret (the #661 male name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)