How Many People Are Named Margretta?
An estimated 279 people in the United States have the first name Margretta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Margretta peaked in popularity in 1921 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margretta 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 Margretta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Margretta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
279
About 1 in 1,228,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1921
22 births
Total Registered
837
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margretta
Margretta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 837 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margretta as a female name
Ranked #13,702 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1921 (22 births)
Margretta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margretta span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 162 babies were registered. Margretta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margretta by Decade
How has Margretta 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.
Margretta by State
Margretta + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Margretta
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Margretta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margretta?
We estimate approximately 279 people named Margretta 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 1,228,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Margretta a common name?
Margretta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 837 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margretta most popular?
Margretta reached peak popularity in 1921, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margretta is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margretta a female name?
Margretta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margretta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margretta Smith, Margretta Johnson, Margretta 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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