How Many People Are Named Margetta?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Margetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Margetta peaked in popularity in 1925 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margetta 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 Margetta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Margetta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
- Margetta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1925
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margetta
Margetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margetta as a female name
Ranked #5,803 in 1947
5 female births in 1947
Peak: 1925 (6 births)
Margetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margetta span from the 1920s to the 1940s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 6 babies were registered. Margetta remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Margetta by Decade
How has Margetta 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.
Margetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Margetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margetta?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Margetta 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 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Margetta a common name?
Margetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margetta most popular?
Margetta reached peak popularity in 1925, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margetta is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margetta a female name?
Margetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margetta Smith, Margetta Johnson, Margetta 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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