How Many People Are Named Margarett?
An estimated 1,566 people in the United States have the first name Margarett. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Margarett peaked in popularity in 1922 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margarett 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 Margarett paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Margarett is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
1,566
About 1 in 218,873 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1922
117 births
Total Registered
4,926
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margarett
Margarett is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,926 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margarett as a female name
Ranked #16,750 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (117 births)
Margarett: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margarett span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,072 babies were registered. Margarett has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margarett by Decade
How has Margarett 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.
Margarett by State
Birth registrations for Margarett span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, Tennessee. The lowest are in Maryland, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 114 Margaretts were registered per state.
Margarett + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margarett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Margarett: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margarett?
We estimate approximately 1,566 people named Margarett 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 218,873 Americans share this first name.
Is Margarett a common name?
Margarett is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,926 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margarett most popular?
Margarett reached peak popularity in 1922, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margarett is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margarett a female name?
Margarett is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margarett Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margarett Smith, Margarett Johnson, Margarett 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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