Margrete

MAHR-greht /ˈmɑːɹɡɹɛt/
girl 3 syllables fading

Margrete is a very rare variant of Margaret that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Margrete is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1954. Margrete was first reported in SSA data in 1889 and peaked in 1917 (16 births).

About the name Margrete

PronunciationMAHR-greht /ˈmɑːɹɡɹɛt/
CultureDanishGermanNorwegian
16peak births 1917
1889first in SSA data

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How popular is Margrete?

Girls named Margrete
188918901900191019201930194019501954
Girls named Margrete per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1889–1954 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1954) 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

Margrete total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19546—#5,516
19387—#3,715
19366—#3,985
19346—#4,123
19325—#4,843
19308—#3,541
192912—#2,676
19287—#4,037
19278—#3,758
19267—#4,133
19257—#4,285
192413—#2,762
19229—#3,564
192112—#2,875
19209—#3,509
19199—#3,368
19189—#3,415
191716—#2,161
19166—#4,210
191512—#2,485
19148—#2,784
19135—#3,516
19128—#2,282
19105—#2,647
19086—#2,015
19055—#2,128
18896—#1,224