How Many People Are Named Margit?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Margit. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Margit peaked in popularity in 1959 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margit 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 Margit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1959
20 births
Total Registered
672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margit
Margit is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 672 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margit as a female name
Ranked #10,188 in 1993
8 female births in 1993
Peak: 1959 (20 births)
Margit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margit span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 137 babies were registered. Margit has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margit by Decade
How has Margit 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.
Margit by State
Margit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Margit
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Margit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margit?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Margit 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Margit a common name?
Margit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margit most popular?
Margit reached peak popularity in 1959, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margit is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margit a female name?
Margit is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margit Smith, Margit Johnson, Margit 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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