How Many People Are Named Margarita?
An estimated 28,009 people in the United States have the first name Margarita. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 48 years old, and Margarita peaked in popularity in 1957 with 600 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margarita 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 Margarita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Margarita is overwhelmingly female, 199 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
28,009
About 1 in 12,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1957
600 births
Total Registered
40,316
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margarita
Margarita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 40,316 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Margarita as a male name
Ranked #8,292 in 1993
6 male births in 1993
Peak: 1990 (12 births)
Margarita as a female name
Ranked #1,808 in 2024
111 female births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (594 births)
Margarita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margarita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 5,470 babies were registered. Margarita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margarita by Decade
How has Margarita 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | 0 | 84 | |
| 1890s | 228 | 0 | 228 | |
| 1900s | 431 | 0 | 431 | |
| 1910s | 1,213 | 5 | 1,208 | |
| 1920s | 2,913 | 40 | 2,873 | |
| 1930s | 2,601 | 19 | 2,582 | |
| 1940s | 3,356 | 10 | 3,346 | |
| 1950s | 5,470 | 18 | 5,452 | |
| 1960s | 5,319 | 9 | 5,310 | |
| 1970s | 4,801 | 41 | 4,760 | |
| 1980s | 4,335 | 34 | 4,301 | |
| 1990s | 4,841 | 23 | 4,818 | |
| 2000s | 2,848 | 0 | 2,848 | |
| 2010s | 1,356 | 0 | 1,356 | |
| 2020s | 520 | 0 | 520 | |
Margarita by State
Birth registrations for Margarita span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Utah, Louisiana, Arkansas. On average, about 1,043 Margaritas were registered per state.
Margarita + Last Name Combinations
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Margarita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margarita?
We estimate approximately 28,009 people named Margarita 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 12,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Margarita a common name?
Margarita is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40,316 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margarita most popular?
Margarita reached peak popularity in 1957, when 600 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margarita is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margarita a female name?
Margarita is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margarita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margarita Smith, Margarita Johnson, Margarita 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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