Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Margaret

#7 most common girls' name of all time · #29 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#7
Rank overall
#29 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
1,268,519
Since 2016
22,497
Peak year
1921 #4
Best rank
#3 1891
Girls Boys peak 28,521/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Margaret is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 2,436 2,436 #112
2024 2,316 2,316 #119
2023 2,085 2,085 #133
2022 2,199 2,199 #127
2021 2,245 2,245 #125
2020 2,196 2,196 #126
2019 2,214 2,214 #127
2018 2,334 2,334 #127
2017 2,255 2,255 #132
2016 2,217 2,217 #139
2015 2,110 2,110 #155
2014 1,951 1,951 #169
2013 1,774 1,774 #180
2012 1,780 6 1,786 #176
2011 1,699 1,699 #186
2010 1,702 1,702 #182
2009 1,768 1,768 #187
2008 1,865 1,865 #178
2007 2,029 2,029 #173
2006 2,188 2,188 #160
2005 2,312 2,312 #151
2004 2,436 7 2,443 #133
2003 2,625 5 2,630 #128
2002 2,678 2,678 #129
2001 2,896 2,896 #118
2000 3,122 3,122 #110
1999 2,958 2,958 #110
1998 2,962 7 2,969 #114
1997 2,967 2,967 #110
1996 3,103 6 3,109 #105
1995 3,221 11 3,232 #104
1994 3,105 7 3,112 #106
1993 3,167 3,167 #102
1992 3,244 8 3,252 #102
1991 3,195 10 3,205 #108
1990 3,372 17 3,389 #102
1989 3,285 34 3,319 #97
1988 3,139 14 3,153 #93
1987 3,146 11 3,157 #90
1986 3,084 9 3,093 #89
1985 3,072 16 3,088 #90
1984 3,033 15 3,048 #92
1983 2,944 17 2,961 #92
1982 2,998 14 3,012 #97
1981 2,792 13 2,805 #107
1980 2,859 17 2,876 #105
1979 2,832 9 2,841 #108
1978 2,629 11 2,640 #110
1977 2,625 12 2,637 #111
1976 2,666 6 2,672 #103
1975 2,950 13 2,963 #98
1974 3,087 10 3,097 #95
1973 3,167 13 3,180 #94
1972 3,286 16 3,302 #95
1971 4,001 12 4,013 #86
1970 4,704 18 4,722 #80
1969 5,044 20 5,064 #73
1968 5,440 17 5,457 #63
1967 6,226 27 6,253 #58
1966 6,960 26 6,986 #55
1965 7,799 24 7,823 #52
1964 9,101 20 9,121 #49
1963 9,304 19 9,323 #46
1962 10,075 40 10,115 #43
1961 10,559 38 10,597 #40
1960 11,362 29 11,391 #36
1959 11,577 24 11,601 #36
1958 12,314 30 12,344 #31
1957 13,013 43 13,056 #29
1956 13,913 29 13,942 #25
1955 14,440 35 14,475 #24
1954 15,226 27 15,253 #21
1953 16,195 34 16,229 #20
1952 17,102 26 17,128 #21
1951 17,692 36 17,728 #17
1950 18,110 32 18,142 #15
1949 19,452 42 19,494 #14
1948 18,873 40 18,913 #13
1947 20,101 48 20,149 #16
1946 18,136 42 18,178 #17
1945 15,685 37 15,722 #15
1944 16,320 40 16,360 #14
1943 17,153 61 17,214 #14
1942 16,549 64 16,613 #14
1941 15,696 50 15,746 #12
1940 15,063 66 15,129 #11
1939 14,949 66 15,015 #10
1938 15,330 65 15,395 #9
1937 15,144 68 15,212 #10
1936 14,596 81 14,677 #9
1935 14,727 72 14,799 #8
1934 15,144 64 15,208 #8
1933 15,241 59 15,300 #7
1932 16,556 88 16,644 #7
1931 17,332 75 17,407 #7
1930 18,350 70 18,420 #5
1929 19,212 76 19,288 #5
1928 20,295 87 20,382 #5
1927 21,964 87 22,051 #5
1926 23,072 91 23,163 #5
1925 24,463 80 24,543 #5
1924 26,547 88 26,635 #5
1923 26,134 52 26,186 #4
1922 26,862 34 26,896 #4
1921 28,468 53 28,521 #4
1920 27,994 50 28,044 #4
1919 26,238 58 26,296 #4
1918 27,139 61 27,200 #4
1917 25,560 58 25,618 #4
1916 24,953 54 25,007 #4
1915 23,054 53 23,107 #4
1914 17,763 46 17,809 #4
1913 14,486 38 14,524 #4
1912 12,536 46 12,582 #4
1911 9,279 28 9,307 #3
1910 8,226 31 8,257 #3
1909 7,358 30 7,388 #3
1908 6,976 24 7,000 #3
1907 6,713 33 6,746 #3
1906 6,096 16 6,112 #3
1905 5,690 13 5,703 #3
1904 5,302 20 5,322 #4
1903 5,045 23 5,068 #4
1902 5,011 22 5,033 #4
1901 4,424 21 4,445 #4
1900 5,304 16 5,320 #4
1899 4,249 13 4,262 #4
1898 4,696 16 4,712 #4
1897 4,146 9 4,155 #4
1896 4,050 8 4,058 #4
1895 3,931 9 3,940 #4
1894 3,700 15 3,715 #3
1893 3,565 14 3,579 #4
1892 3,435 12 3,447 #4
1891 3,065 12 3,077 #3
1890 3,100 15 3,115 #4
1889 2,917 13 2,930 #4
1888 2,904 11 2,915 #5
1887 2,419 13 2,432 #5
1886 2,275 8 2,283 #6
1885 2,204 11 2,215 #5
1884 2,142 10 2,152 #6
1883 1,881 13 1,894 #6
1882 1,821 7 1,828 #6
1881 1,658 9 1,667 #5
1880 1,578 1,578 #6