How popular is “Margaret” in the USA?
Number of people named “Margaret” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Margaret” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Margaret” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Margaret” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Margaret” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Margaret” by birth year
This chart shows how “Margaret” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1578 | 0.007831887 | 1578 | 100% | |
| 1881 | 1667 | 0.008651291 | 1658 | 9 | 99% |
| 1882 | 1828 | 0.008251593 | 1821 | 7 | 99% |
| 1883 | 1894 | 0.008730283 | 1881 | 13 | 99% |
| 1884 | 2152 | 0.008839198 | 2142 | 10 | 99% |
| 1885 | 2215 | 0.009196443 | 2204 | 11 | 99% |
| 1886 | 2283 | 0.00894186 | 2275 | 8 | 99% |
| 1887 | 2432 | 0.009830552 | 2419 | 13 | 99% |
| 1888 | 2915 | 0.009733733 | 2904 | 11 | 99% |
| 1889 | 2930 | 0.010140303 | 2917 | 13 | 99% |
| 1890 | 3115 | 0.010335068 | 3100 | 15 | 99% |
| 1891 | 3077 | 0.010733483 | 3065 | 12 | 99% |
| 1892 | 3447 | 0.010308816 | 3435 | 12 | 99% |
| 1893 | 3579 | 0.011004757 | 3565 | 14 | 99% |
| 1894 | 3715 | 0.010968733 | 3700 | 15 | 99% |
| 1895 | 3940 | 0.011224432 | 3931 | 9 | 100% |
| 1896 | 4058 | 0.011351557 | 4050 | 8 | 100% |
| 1897 | 4155 | 0.011975547 | 4146 | 9 | 100% |
| 1898 | 4712 | 0.012352702 | 4696 | 16 | 99% |
| 1899 | 4262 | 0.012563599 | 4249 | 13 | 99% |
| 1900 | 5320 | 0.011815448 | 5304 | 16 | 99% |
| 1901 | 4445 | 0.012853805 | 4424 | 21 | 99% |
| 1902 | 5033 | 0.013014147 | 5011 | 22 | 99% |
| 1903 | 5068 | 0.013294858 | 5045 | 23 | 99% |
| 1904 | 5322 | 0.013190081 | 5302 | 20 | 99% |
| 1905 | 5703 | 0.013452946 | 5690 | 13 | 100% |
| 1906 | 6112 | 0.014265342 | 6096 | 16 | 99% |
| 1907 | 6746 | 0.014495369 | 6713 | 33 | 99% |
| 1908 | 7000 | 0.014325211 | 6976 | 24 | 99% |
| 1909 | 7388 | 0.01445159 | 7358 | 30 | 99% |
| 1910 | 8257 | 0.013978071 | 8226 | 31 | 99% |
| 1911 | 9307 | 0.014445627 | 9279 | 28 | 99% |
| 1912 | 12582 | 0.012734018 | 12536 | 46 | 99% |
| 1913 | 14524 | 0.012772731 | 14486 | 38 | 99% |
| 1914 | 17809 | 0.012573923 | 17763 | 46 | 99% |
| 1915 | 23107 | 0.012610059 | 23054 | 53 | 100% |
| 1916 | 25007 | 0.012927409 | 24953 | 54 | 100% |
| 1917 | 25618 | 0.012765915 | 25560 | 58 | 100% |
| 1918 | 27200 | 0.012528148 | 27139 | 61 | 100% |
| 1919 | 26296 | 0.012461112 | 26238 | 58 | 100% |
| 1920 | 28044 | 0.012394355 | 27994 | 50 | 100% |
| 1921 | 28521 | 0.012217151 | 28468 | 53 | 100% |
| 1922 | 26896 | 0.011749309 | 26862 | 34 | 100% |
| 1923 | 26187 | 0.011373384 | 26135 | 52 | 100% |
| 1924 | 26634 | 0.011183191 | 26546 | 88 | 99% |
| 1925 | 24542 | 0.010518141 | 24462 | 80 | 99% |
| 1926 | 23164 | 0.010089268 | 23073 | 91 | 99% |
| 1927 | 22051 | 0.009507372 | 21964 | 87 | 99% |
| 1928 | 20382 | 0.009014842 | 20295 | 87 | 99% |
| 1929 | 19287 | 0.008798168 | 19211 | 76 | 99% |
| 1930 | 18421 | 0.008285476 | 18351 | 70 | 99% |
| 1931 | 17407 | 0.008271764 | 17332 | 75 | 99% |
| 1932 | 16644 | 0.007883328 | 16556 | 88 | 99% |
| 1933 | 15299 | 0.007651616 | 15240 | 59 | 99% |
| 1934 | 15209 | 0.007323229 | 15145 | 64 | 99% |
| 1935 | 14799 | 0.0070812 | 14727 | 72 | 99% |
| 1936 | 14677 | 0.007064476 | 14596 | 81 | 99% |
| 1937 | 15211 | 0.007139069 | 15143 | 68 | 99% |
| 1938 | 15395 | 0.006957959 | 15330 | 65 | 99% |
| 1939 | 15017 | 0.006815246 | 14951 | 66 | 99% |
| 1940 | 15128 | 0.006569722 | 15062 | 66 | 99% |
| 1941 | 15745 | 0.006462337 | 15695 | 50 | 99% |
| 1942 | 16612 | 0.006080932 | 16548 | 64 | 99% |
| 1943 | 17214 | 0.006098721 | 17153 | 61 | 99% |
| 1944 | 16360 | 0.006081606 | 16320 | 40 | 100% |
| 1945 | 15722 | 0.005926322 | 15685 | 37 | 100% |
| 1946 | 18177 | 0.005688655 | 18135 | 42 | 100% |
| 1947 | 20150 | 0.005593614 | 20102 | 48 | 100% |
| 1948 | 18913 | 0.005478031 | 18873 | 40 | 100% |
| 1949 | 19494 | 0.005594047 | 19452 | 42 | 100% |
| 1950 | 18142 | 0.00517846 | 18110 | 32 | 100% |
| 1951 | 17728 | 0.004812502 | 17692 | 36 | 100% |
| 1952 | 17127 | 0.004509473 | 17101 | 26 | 100% |
| 1953 | 16230 | 0.004211598 | 16196 | 34 | 100% |
| 1954 | 15253 | 0.00383173 | 15226 | 27 | 100% |
| 1955 | 14475 | 0.003605159 | 14440 | 35 | 100% |
| 1956 | 13943 | 0.003381731 | 13914 | 29 | 100% |
| 1957 | 13056 | 0.003106986 | 13013 | 43 | 99% |
| 1958 | 12344 | 0.002986039 | 12314 | 30 | 100% |
| 1959 | 11601 | 0.002790049 | 11577 | 24 | 100% |
| 1960 | 11391 | 0.002742298 | 11362 | 29 | 99% |
| 1961 | 10598 | 0.002558481 | 10560 | 38 | 99% |
| 1962 | 10113 | 0.002506089 | 10073 | 40 | 99% |
| 1963 | 9327 | 0.002356374 | 9308 | 19 | 100% |
| 1964 | 9120 | 0.002345917 | 9100 | 20 | 100% |
| 1965 | 7820 | 0.002156974 | 7796 | 24 | 99% |
| 1966 | 6987 | 0.002010269 | 6961 | 26 | 99% |
| 1967 | 6253 | 0.001841882 | 6226 | 27 | 99% |
| 1968 | 5457 | 0.001615255 | 5440 | 17 | 99% |
| 1969 | 5063 | 0.001456843 | 5043 | 20 | 99% |
| 1970 | 4722 | 0.001309298 | 4704 | 18 | 99% |
| 1971 | 4013 | 0.001169168 | 4001 | 12 | 99% |
| 1972 | 3302 | 0.001050591 | 3286 | 16 | 99% |
| 1973 | 3180 | 0.001054067 | 3167 | 13 | 99% |
| 1974 | 3097 | 0.00101875 | 3087 | 10 | 99% |
| 1975 | 2963 | 0.000981323 | 2950 | 13 | 99% |
| 1976 | 2672 | 0.000880598 | 2666 | 6 | 100% |
| 1977 | 2636 | 0.000829846 | 2624 | 12 | 99% |
| 1978 | 2640 | 0.000831792 | 2629 | 11 | 99% |
| 1979 | 2841 | 0.000853922 | 2832 | 9 | 99% |
| 1980 | 2878 | 0.000835533 | 2861 | 17 | 99% |
| 1981 | 2804 | 0.000810551 | 2791 | 13 | 99% |
| 1982 | 3011 | 0.000858333 | 2997 | 14 | 99% |
| 1983 | 2961 | 0.000854955 | 2944 | 17 | 99% |
| 1984 | 3049 | 0.000873951 | 3034 | 15 | 99% |
| 1985 | 3087 | 0.000864921 | 3071 | 16 | 99% |
| 1986 | 3094 | 0.000869815 | 3085 | 9 | 99% |
| 1987 | 3157 | 0.000875579 | 3146 | 11 | 99% |
| 1988 | 3152 | 0.000853035 | 3138 | 14 | 99% |
| 1989 | 3319 | 0.000863323 | 3285 | 34 | 98% |
| 1990 | 3389 | 0.000857437 | 3372 | 17 | 99% |
| 1991 | 3205 | 0.000822794 | 3195 | 10 | 99% |
| 1992 | 3250 | 0.000846074 | 3242 | 8 | 100% |
| 1993 | 3168 | 0.000840256 | 3168 | 100% | |
| 1994 | 3112 | 0.000837087 | 3105 | 7 | 100% |
| 1995 | 3232 | 0.00088254 | 3221 | 11 | 99% |
| 1996 | 3109 | 0.000852436 | 3103 | 6 | 100% |
| 1997 | 2967 | 0.000818314 | 2967 | 100% | |
| 1998 | 2969 | 0.000807187 | 2962 | 7 | 100% |
| 1999 | 2958 | 0.000800787 | 2958 | 100% | |
| 2000 | 3122 | 0.000825947 | 3122 | 100% | |
| 2001 | 2896 | 0.00077363 | 2896 | 100% | |
| 2002 | 2678 | 0.00071637 | 2678 | 100% | |
| 2003 | 2630 | 0.000691683 | 2625 | 5 | 100% |
| 2004 | 2443 | 0.000639374 | 2436 | 7 | 99% |
| 2005 | 2312 | 0.000601325 | 2312 | 100% | |
| 2006 | 2188 | 0.000553058 | 2188 | 100% | |
| 2007 | 2027 | 0.000507044 | 2027 | 100% | |
| 2008 | 1864 | 0.00047422 | 1864 | 100% | |
| 2009 | 1767 | 0.000462544 | 1767 | 100% | |
| 2010 | 1701 | 0.00046026 | 1701 | 100% | |
| 2011 | 1699 | 0.000464488 | 1699 | 100% | |
| 2012 | 1786 | 0.000488329 | 1780 | 6 | 99% |
| 2013 | 1774 | 0.000486605 | 1774 | 100% | |
| 2014 | 1951 | 0.00052639 | 1951 | 100% | |
| 2015 | 2110 | 0.00057013 | 2110 | 100% | |
| 2016 | 2216 | 0.000604029 | 2216 | 100% | |
| 2017 | 2255 | 0.000630558 | 2255 | 100% | |
| 2018 | 2334 | 0.000663842 | 2334 | 100% | |
| 2019 | 2214 | 0.000637869 | 2214 | 100% | |
| 2020 | 2195 | 0.000657072 | 2195 | 100% | |
| 2021 | 2242 | 0.000661757 | 2242 | 100% | |
| 2022 | 2197 | 0.000649398 | 2197 | 100% | |
| 2023 | 2083 | 0.000629078 | 2083 | 100% | |
| 2024 | 2303 | 0.000691903 | 2303 | 100% |