Marga

MAHR-guh /ˈmɑːɹɡə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Marga is a rare variant of Margo that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Marga is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1993. Marga was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1960 (15 births).

About the name Marga

PronunciationMAHR-guh /ˈmɑːɹɡə/
CultureDutchFrenchGerman
15peak births 1960
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Marga

How popular is Marga?

Girls named Marga
1914192019301940195019601970198019901993
Girls named Marga per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1993 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1993) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Marga total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19935—#14,873
19877—#9,410
19795—#11,227
19786—#9,252
19777—#8,053
19757—#7,644
19745—#9,636
19728—#6,314
19695—#8,180
19687—#6,002
19649—#4,842
196215—#3,374
196110—#4,428
196015—#3,298
195910—#4,198
19585—#6,670
195711—#3,842
19569—#4,352
19556—#5,602
19547—#4,974
195311—#3,600
19525—#6,090
19519—#3,890
19507—#4,581
19495—#5,731
19488—#4,086
19478—#4,216
194613—#2,826
19458—#3,570
19437—#4,047
19428—#3,614
19417—#3,824
19409—#3,121
19395—#4,678
19346—#4,120
19337—#3,633
19326—#4,221
19317—#3,721
19309—#3,232
19296—#4,391
19285—#5,169
19256—#4,754
19176—#4,405
19165—#4,889
19156—#4,073
19145—#3,984