Margretta

mahr-GREH-duh /mɑːɹˈɡɹɛɾə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Margretta is a rare variant of Margret that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Margretta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1989. Margretta was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1921 (22 births).

About the name Margretta

Pronunciationmahr-GREH-duh /mɑːɹˈɡɹɛɾə/
22peak births 1921
1885first in SSA data

Names similar to Margretta

How popular is Margretta?

Girls named Margretta
1885190019201940196019801989
Girls named Margretta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1885–1989 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1989) 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

Margretta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19895—#13,702
19885—#13,062
19835—#11,290
19805—#11,434
19766—#8,794
19726—#7,851
19717—#7,057
19705—#8,795
19695—#8,183
19688—#5,461
19677—#5,814
196613—#3,673
19659—#4,703
19649—#4,846
19637—#5,670
19628—#5,138
19618—#5,134
196017—#3,057
19599—#4,511
19588—#4,763
195711—#3,845
19567—#5,134
195513—#3,317
195414—#3,106
195311—#3,603
195212—#3,323
195118—#2,444
195016—#2,623
194913—#2,945
194813—#2,908
194712—#3,168
194613—#2,829
194517—#2,121
194416—#2,254
194315—#2,408
194213—#2,619
194117—#2,066
19409—#3,122
19396—#4,086
19386—#4,152
193713—#2,399
19369—#3,016
19359—#3,080
193410—#2,861
193313—#2,355
193213—#2,443
193112—#2,519
19308—#3,542
192918—#1,986
192814—#2,466
192713—#2,645
19269—#3,442
192517—#2,248
192418—#2,186
192310—#3,270
192220—#1,999
192122—#1,902
192021—#1,928
191910—#3,137
191817—#2,168
191721—#1,750
191612—#2,597
191510—#2,827
191410—#2,372
191321—#1,259
19119—#1,740
19108—#1,876
19096—#2,138
19087—#1,781
190610—#1,282
18995—#1,757
18986—#1,625
18928—#1,141
18889—#936
18875—#1,245
18865—#1,216
18855—#1,148