Trend of the Popularity of Margaret as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,303 female babies that were named Margaret in the US, which was 0.14% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Margaret peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 3,372 babies, which was 0.18% of the total female babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Margaret, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Margaret.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Margaret in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Margaret in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Margaret from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Margaret as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year Number of Female Babies Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980 2861 0.17
1981 2791 0.17
1982 2997 0.18
1983 2944 0.18
1984 3034 0.18
1985 3071 0.18
1986 3085 0.18
1987 3146 0.18
1988 3138 0.18
1989 3285 0.18
1990 3372 0.18
1991 3195 0.17
1992 3242 0.18
1993 3168 0.18
1994 3105 0.17
1995 3221 0.18
1996 3103 0.18
1997 2967 0.17
1998 2962 0.17
1999 2958 0.17
2000 3122 0.17
2001 2896 0.16
2002 2678 0.15
2003 2625 0.14
2004 2436 0.13
2005 2312 0.13
2006 2188 0.12
2007 2027 0.11
2008 1864 0.10
2009 1767 0.10
2010 1701 0.10
2011 1699 0.10
2012 1780 0.10
2013 1774 0.10
2014 1951 0.11
2015 2110 0.12
2016 2216 0.13
2017 2255 0.13
2018 2334 0.14
2019 2214 0.13
2020 2195 0.14
2021 2242 0.14
2022 2197 0.13
2023 2083 0.13
2024 2303 0.14