How Many People Are Named Margret?
An estimated 3,745 people in the United States have the first name Margret. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Margret peaked in popularity in 1921 with 214 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margret 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 Margret paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,745
About 1 in 91,523 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1921
214 births
Total Registered
10,047
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margret
Margret is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,047 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margret as a female name
Ranked #7,098 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (214 births)
Margret: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margret span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,850 babies were registered. Margret has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margret by Decade
How has Margret 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.
Margret by State
Birth registrations for Margret span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Alabama. The lowest are in Utah, Nebraska, Connecticut. On average, about 134 Margrets were registered per state.
Margret + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margret as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Margret
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Margret: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margret?
We estimate approximately 3,745 people named Margret 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 91,523 Americans share this first name.
Is Margret a common name?
Margret is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,047 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margret most popular?
Margret reached peak popularity in 1921, when 214 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margret is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margret a female name?
Margret is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margret Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margret Smith, Margret Johnson, Margret 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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