How Many People Are Named Margarete?
An estimated 681 people in the United States have the first name Margarete. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Margarete peaked in popularity in 1918 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margarete as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Margarete paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
681
About 1 in 503,310 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1918
74 births
Total Registered
2,369
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margarete
Margarete is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,369 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margarete as a female name
Ranked #11,726 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (74 births)
Margarete: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margarete span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 515 babies were registered. Margarete has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margarete by Decade
How has Margarete tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Margarete by State
Birth registrations for Margarete span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 16 Margaretes were registered per state.
Margarete + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margarete as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Margarete: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margarete?
We estimate approximately 681 people named Margarete are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 503,310 Americans share this first name.
Is Margarete a common name?
Margarete is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,369 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margarete most popular?
Margarete reached peak popularity in 1918, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margarete is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margarete a female name?
Margarete is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margarete Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margarete Smith, Margarete Johnson, Margarete Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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