Margaret remains a common girls' name (#112 in 2025), down from a peak of #3 in 1891.
Margaret is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #112 for girl births in the United States (and #273 across all names), given to 2,436 babies. Margaret was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (28,468 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,436 | 2,436 | #112 | — |
| 2024 | 2,316 | 2,316 | #119 | — |
| 2023 | 2,085 | 2,085 | #132 | — |
| 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 | 1,786 | 1,786 | #177 | #11,738 |
| 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 | 2,443 | 2,443 | #133 | #9,582 |
| 2003 | 2,630 | 2,630 | #128 | #12,068 |
| 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 | 2,969 | 2,974 | #114 | #8,131 |
| 1997 | 2,967 | — | #110 | — |
| 1996 | 3,109 | — | #105 | #8,602 |
| 1995 | 3,232 | — | #104 | #5,381 |
| 1994 | 3,112 | — | #106 | #7,469 |
| 1993 | 3,167 | — | #102 | — |
| 1992 | 3,252 | — | #102 | #6,471 |
| 1991 | 3,205 | — | #108 | #5,359 |
| 1990 | 3,389 | — | #102 | #3,549 |
| 1989 | 3,319 | — | #97 | #2,096 |
| 1988 | 3,153 | — | #93 | #3,634 |
| 1987 | 3,157 | — | #90 | #4,140 |
| 1986 | 3,093 | — | #90 | #4,705 |
| 1985 | 3,088 | — | #90 | #3,034 |
| 1984 | 3,048 | — | #92 | #3,047 |
| 1983 | 2,961 | — | #92 | #2,748 |
| 1982 | 3,012 | — | #97 | #3,224 |
| 1981 | 2,805 | — | #107 | #3,341 |
| 1980 | 2,876 | — | #105 | #2,802 |
| 1979 | 2,841 | — | #108 | #4,269 |
| 1978 | 2,640 | — | #110 | #3,532 |
| 1977 | 2,637 | — | #111 | #3,308 |
| 1976 | 2,672 | — | #103 | #5,366 |
| 1975 | 2,963 | — | #98 | #3,017 |
| 1974 | 3,097 | — | #95 | #3,475 |
| 1973 | 3,180 | — | #94 | #2,810 |
| 1972 | 3,302 | — | #95 | #2,384 |
| 1971 | 4,013 | — | #86 | #2,918 |
| 1970 | 4,722 | — | #80 | #2,185 |
| 1969 | 5,064 | — | #73 | #1,896 |
| 1968 | 5,457 | — | #63 | #2,004 |
| 1967 | 6,253 | — | #58 | #1,494 |
| 1966 | 6,986 | — | #55 | #1,532 |
| 1965 | 7,823 | — | #52 | #1,614 |
| 1964 | 9,121 | — | #49 | #1,833 |
| 1963 | 9,323 | — | #46 | #1,874 |
| 1962 | 10,115 | — | #43 | #1,238 |
| 1961 | 10,597 | — | #40 | #1,293 |
| 1960 | 11,391 | — | #36 | #1,509 |
| 1959 | 11,601 | — | #36 | #1,649 |
| 1958 | 12,344 | — | #31 | #1,439 |
| 1957 | 13,056 | — | #29 | #1,191 |
| 1956 | 13,942 | — | #25 | #1,471 |
| 1955 | 14,475 | — | #24 | #1,288 |
| 1954 | 15,253 | — | #21 | #1,486 |
| 1953 | 16,229 | — | #20 | #1,298 |
| 1952 | 17,128 | — | #21 | #1,506 |
| 1951 | 17,728 | — | #17 | #1,235 |
| 1950 | 18,142 | — | #15 | #1,282 |
| 1949 | 19,494 | — | #14 | #1,091 |
| 1948 | 18,913 | — | #13 | #1,138 |
| 1947 | 20,149 | — | #16 | #1,046 |
| 1946 | 18,178 | — | #17 | #1,071 |
| 1945 | 15,722 | — | #15 | #1,067 |
| 1944 | 16,360 | — | #14 | #1,048 |
| 1943 | 17,214 | — | #14 | #853 |
| 1942 | 16,613 | — | #14 | #810 |
| 1941 | 15,746 | — | #12 | #901 |
| 1940 | 15,129 | — | #11 | #764 |
| 1939 | 15,015 | — | #10 | #741 |
| 1938 | 15,395 | — | #9 | #761 |
| 1937 | 15,212 | — | #10 | #739 |
| 1936 | 14,677 | — | #9 | #650 |
| 1935 | 14,799 | — | #8 | #722 |
| 1934 | 15,208 | — | #8 | #774 |
| 1933 | 15,300 | — | #7 | #806 |
| 1932 | 16,644 | — | #7 | #647 |
| 1931 | 17,407 | — | #7 | #700 |
| 1930 | 18,420 | — | #5 | #768 |
| 1929 | 19,288 | — | #5 | #718 |
| 1928 | 20,382 | — | #5 | #681 |
| 1927 | 22,051 | — | #5 | #700 |
| 1926 | 23,163 | — | #5 | #661 |
| 1925 | 24,543 | — | #5 | #727 |
| 1924 | 26,635 | — | #5 | #701 |
| 1923 | 26,186 | — | #4 | #959 |
| 1922 | 26,896 | — | #4 | #1,252 |
| 1921 | 28,521 | — | #4 | #966 |
| 1920 | 28,044 | — | #4 | #982 |
| 1919 | 26,296 | — | #4 | #872 |
| 1918 | 27,200 | — | #4 | #849 |
| 1917 | 25,618 | — | #4 | #843 |
| 1916 | 25,007 | — | #4 | #862 |
| 1915 | 23,107 | — | #4 | #850 |
| 1914 | 17,809 | — | #4 | #785 |
| 1913 | 14,524 | — | #4 | #772 |
| 1912 | 12,582 | — | #4 | #604 |
| 1911 | 9,307 | — | #3 | #582 |
| 1910 | 8,257 | — | #3 | #508 |
| 1909 | 7,388 | — | #3 | #466 |
| 1908 | 7,000 | — | #3 | #518 |
| 1907 | 6,746 | — | #3 | #392 |
| 1906 | 6,112 | — | #3 | #606 |
| 1905 | 5,703 | — | #3 | #690 |
| 1904 | 5,322 | — | #4 | #485 |
| 1903 | 5,068 | — | #4 | #425 |
| 1902 | 5,033 | — | #4 | #450 |
| 1901 | 4,445 | — | #4 | #417 |
| 1900 | 5,320 | — | #4 | #641 |
| 1899 | 4,262 | — | #4 | #572 |
| 1898 | 4,712 | — | #4 | #532 |
| 1897 | 4,155 | — | #4 | #766 |
| 1896 | 4,058 | — | #4 | #871 |
| 1895 | 3,940 | — | #4 | #777 |
| 1894 | 3,715 | — | #3 | #532 |
| 1893 | 3,579 | — | #4 | #524 |
| 1892 | 3,447 | — | #4 | #626 |
| 1891 | 3,077 | — | #3 | #548 |
| 1890 | 3,115 | — | #4 | #501 |
| 1889 | 2,930 | — | #4 | #539 |
| 1888 | 2,915 | — | #5 | #630 |
| 1887 | 2,432 | — | #5 | #504 |
| 1886 | 2,283 | — | #6 | #735 |
| 1885 | 2,215 | — | #5 | #593 |
| 1884 | 2,152 | — | #6 | #645 |
| 1883 | 1,894 | — | #6 | #509 |
| 1882 | 1,828 | — | #6 | #806 |
| 1881 | 1,667 | — | #5 | #630 |
| 1880 | 1,578 | — | #6 | — |