How Many People Are Named Margarette?
An estimated 1,632 people in the United States have the first name Margarette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Margarette peaked in popularity in 1921 with 200 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margarette 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 Margarette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,632
About 1 in 210,021 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1921
200 births
Total Registered
6,152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margarette
Margarette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,152 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margarette as a female name
Ranked #8,738 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (200 births)
Margarette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margarette span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,619 babies were registered. Margarette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margarette by Decade
How has Margarette 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.
Margarette by State
Birth registrations for Margarette span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky. The lowest are in Oregon, Nebraska, North Dakota. On average, about 98 Margarettes were registered per state.
Margarette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margarette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Margarette
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Margarette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margarette?
We estimate approximately 1,632 people named Margarette 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 210,021 Americans share this first name.
Is Margarette a common name?
Margarette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margarette most popular?
Margarette reached peak popularity in 1921, when 200 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margarette is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margarette a female name?
Margarette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margarette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margarette Smith, Margarette Johnson, Margarette 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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