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Name Of The Patron Saint Of Women Who Are In Childbirth. Also Related To Royalty Along The Years.
Common nicknames: Meg and Maggie. .
Margaret Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
0.3%
Male
99.7%
Female
Margaret is predominantly a girls name, with 99.7% of Margarets being girls, and 0.3% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 3743 males named Margaret, and 1253196 females given the name
Popularity of Margaret by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Margaret in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
| Rank | Name | Global Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Margarita | 2939 |
| 2. | Margarette | 3572 |
| 3. | Margret | 3572 |
| 4. | Marguerite | 3572 |
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Margaret: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2026
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Margaret' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Margaret in the USA from 1880-2026. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Margaret's average ranking is 3428.52, with it's highest ever rank being #. Margaret has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Margaret has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 1256939 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Margaret gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1907, when it's usage went up by 189.8%. During this year, 33 babies were named Margaret, which was 0.0074% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.007%, in this year alone more than 0 boys were named Margaret.
Popular 'M' Names for Boys
| Name | 'M-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | 1. | 7. | 15192 | 0.42% |
| Michael | 2. | 13. | 13998 | 0.387% |
| Matthew | 3. | 21. | 12551 | 0.347% |
| Mateo | 4. | 82. | 6526 | 0.18% |
| Miles | 5. | 179. | 3714 | 0.103% |
| Maxwell | 6. | 190. | 3559 | 0.098% |
| Micah | 7. | 196. | 3447 | 0.095% |
| Max | 8. | 200. | 3394 | 0.094% |
| Maverick | 9. | 243. | 2940 | 0.081% |
| Maddox | 10. | 248. | 2887 | 0.08% |
| Malachi | 11. | 278. | 2585 | 0.071% |
| Miguel | 12. | 286. | 2492 | 0.069% |
| Matteo | 13. | 297. | 2377 | 0.066% |
| Marcus | 14. | 324. | 2156 | 0.06% |
| Maximus | 15. | 332. | 2108 | 0.058% |
| Mark | 16. | 342. | 2057 | 0.057% |
| Messiah | 17. | 400. | 1776 | 0.049% |
| Myles | 18. | 421. | 1688 | 0.047% |
| Milo | 19. | 461. | 1495 | 0.041% |
| Martin | 20. | 482. | 1391 | 0.038% |