How Many People Are Named Margurite?
An estimated 382 people in the United States have the first name Margurite. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Margurite peaked in popularity in 1923 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Margurite 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 Margurite paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Margurite is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
382
About 1 in 897,263 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1923
68 births
Total Registered
1,745
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Margurite
Margurite is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,745 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Margurite as a female name
Ranked #12,473 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1923 (68 births)
Margurite: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Margurite span from the 1890s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 489 babies were registered. Margurite has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Margurite by Decade
How has Margurite 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.
Margurite by State
Birth registrations for Margurite span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi. On average, about 14 Margurites were registered per state.
Margurite + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Margurite as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Margurite
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Margurite: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margurite?
We estimate approximately 382 people named Margurite 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 897,263 Americans share this first name.
Is Margurite a common name?
Margurite is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,745 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Margurite most popular?
Margurite reached peak popularity in 1923, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Margurite is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Margurite a female name?
Margurite is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Margurite Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Margurite Smith, Margurite Johnson, Margurite 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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