How Many People Are Named Margrett?
An estimated 301 people in the United States have the first name Margrett. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Margrett peaked in popularity in 1924 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margrett 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 Margrett paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Margrett is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
301
About 1 in 1,138,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1924
46 births
Total Registered
1,371
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margrett
Margrett is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,371 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margrett as a female name
Ranked #14,510 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1924 (46 births)
Margrett: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margrett span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 339 babies were registered. Margrett has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margrett by Decade
How has Margrett 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.
Margrett by State
Birth registrations for Margrett span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee. The lowest are in Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama. On average, about 35 Margretts were registered per state.
Margrett + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margrett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Margrett
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Margrett: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margrett?
We estimate approximately 301 people named Margrett 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 1,138,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Margrett a common name?
Margrett is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,371 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margrett most popular?
Margrett reached peak popularity in 1924, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margrett is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margrett a female name?
Margrett is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margrett Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margrett Smith, Margrett Johnson, Margrett 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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