How Many People Are Named Margeret?
An estimated 261 people in the United States have the first name Margeret. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Margeret peaked in popularity in 1918 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margeret 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 Margeret paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Margeret is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
261
About 1 in 1,313,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1918
38 births
Total Registered
972
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margeret
Margeret is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 972 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margeret as a female name
Ranked #15,055 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1918 (38 births)
Margeret: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margeret span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 221 babies were registered. Margeret has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margeret by Decade
How has Margeret 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.
Margeret by State
Margeret + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Margeret
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Margeret: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margeret?
We estimate approximately 261 people named Margeret 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 1,313,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Margeret a common name?
Margeret is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 972 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margeret most popular?
Margeret reached peak popularity in 1918, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margeret is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margeret a female name?
Margeret is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margeret Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margeret Smith, Margeret Johnson, Margeret 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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