How Many People Are Named Margarito?
An estimated 2,960 people in the United States have the first name Margarito. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Margarito peaked in popularity in 1928 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margarito 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 Margarito paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,960
About 1 in 115,795 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1928
85 births
Total Registered
4,868
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margarito
Margarito is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,868 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Margarito as a male name
Ranked #7,528 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (85 births)
Margarito: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margarito span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 690 babies were registered. Margarito has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margarito by Decade
How has Margarito 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.
Margarito by State
Birth registrations for Margarito span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Illinois, Colorado, Arizona. On average, about 630 Margaritos were registered per state.
Margarito + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margarito as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Margarito: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margarito?
We estimate approximately 2,960 people named Margarito 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 115,795 Americans share this first name.
Is Margarito a common name?
Margarito is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,868 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margarito most popular?
Margarito reached peak popularity in 1928, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margarito is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margarito a male name?
Margarito is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margarito Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margarito Smith, Margarito Johnson, Margarito 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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