How Many People Are Named Marguita?
An estimated 460 people in the United States have the first name Marguita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Marguita peaked in popularity in 1983 with 136 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marguita 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 Marguita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
460
About 1 in 745,118 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1983
136 births
Total Registered
506
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marguita
Marguita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 506 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marguita as a female name
Ranked #8,946 in 1990
9 female births in 1990
Peak: 1983 (136 births)
Marguita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marguita span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 324 babies were registered. Marguita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marguita by Decade
How has Marguita 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.
Marguita by State
Birth registrations for Marguita span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Illinois, District of Columbia, California. On average, about 11 Marguitas were registered per state.
Marguita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marguita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marguita
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Marguita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marguita?
We estimate approximately 460 people named Marguita 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 745,118 Americans share this first name.
Is Marguita a common name?
Marguita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 506 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marguita most popular?
Marguita reached peak popularity in 1983, when 136 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marguita is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marguita a female name?
Marguita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marguita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marguita Smith, Marguita Johnson, Marguita 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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