Is Margaret a boy or girl name?
Margaret is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,303 girls and 0 boys were named Margaret, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 1,266,052 US babies named Margaret were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #119
- Babies named Margaret since 1880
- 1,266,052
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 28,521 babies
Boys and girls named Margaret, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | 21,799 | 99.6% |
| 1890s | 123 | 37,937 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 218 | 57,919 | 99.6% |
| 1910s | 473 | 189,234 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 698 | 245,010 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 708 | 157,371 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 490 | 173,025 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 316 | 149,583 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 260 | 81,869 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 120 | 31,946 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 160 | 30,352 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 66 | 31,293 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 12 | 23,915 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 6 | 20,034 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 11,020 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,303 | #119 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,083 | #132 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,197 | #127 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 2,242 | #125 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 2,195 | #126 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 2,214 | #127 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 2,334 | #127 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 2,255 | #132 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 2,216 | #139 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,110 | #155 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,951 | #169 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,774 | #180 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,736 | 1,780 | #176 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,699 | #186 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,701 | #182 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,767 | #188 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,864 | #178 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,027 | #173 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,188 | #160 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 2,312 | #151 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,582 | 2,436 | #133 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,068 | 2,625 | #128 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,678 | #129 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 2,896 | #118 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 3,122 | #110 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 2,958 | #110 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,131 | 2,962 | #114 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,967 | #110 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,601 | 3,103 | #105 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,381 | 3,221 | #104 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,470 | 3,105 | #106 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 3,168 | #102 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,472 | 3,242 | #102 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,358 | 3,195 | #108 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,549 | 3,372 | #102 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,095 | 3,285 | #97 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,633 | 3,138 | #93 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,140 | 3,146 | #90 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,706 | 3,085 | #89 |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,033 | 3,071 | #90 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,047 | 3,034 | #92 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,749 | 2,944 | #92 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,224 | 2,997 | #97 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,342 | 2,791 | #107 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,802 | 2,861 | #105 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,270 | 2,832 | #108 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,532 | 2,629 | #110 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,308 | 2,624 | #111 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,366 | 2,666 | #103 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,017 | 2,950 | #98 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,476 | 3,087 | #95 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,811 | 3,167 | #94 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,386 | 3,286 | #95 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,917 | 4,001 | #86 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,186 | 4,704 | #80 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,895 | 5,043 | #73 |
| 1968 | 17 | #2,002 | 5,440 | #63 |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,494 | 6,226 | #58 |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,531 | 6,961 | #55 |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,614 | 7,796 | #52 |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,832 | 9,100 | #49 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,874 | 9,308 | #46 |
| 1962 | 40 | #1,238 | 10,073 | #43 |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,293 | 10,560 | #40 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,509 | 11,362 | #36 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,650 | 11,577 | #36 |
| 1958 | 30 | #1,439 | 12,314 | #31 |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,191 | 13,013 | #29 |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,470 | 13,914 | #25 |
| 1955 | 35 | #1,288 | 14,440 | #24 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,486 | 15,226 | #21 |
| 1953 | 34 | #1,298 | 16,196 | #20 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,506 | 17,101 | #21 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,235 | 17,692 | #17 |
| 1950 | 32 | #1,282 | 18,110 | #15 |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,091 | 19,452 | #14 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,138 | 18,873 | #13 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,046 | 20,102 | #16 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,071 | 18,135 | #17 |
| 1945 | 37 | #1,067 | 15,685 | #15 |
| 1944 | 40 | #1,048 | 16,320 | #14 |
| 1943 | 61 | #853 | 17,153 | #14 |
| 1942 | 64 | #810 | 16,548 | #14 |
| 1941 | 50 | #901 | 15,695 | #12 |
| 1940 | 66 | #764 | 15,062 | #11 |
| 1939 | 66 | #741 | 14,951 | #10 |
| 1938 | 65 | #761 | 15,330 | #9 |
| 1937 | 68 | #739 | 15,143 | #10 |
| 1936 | 81 | #650 | 14,596 | #9 |
| 1935 | 72 | #722 | 14,727 | #8 |
| 1934 | 64 | #774 | 15,145 | #8 |
| 1933 | 59 | #806 | 15,240 | #7 |
| 1932 | 88 | #647 | 16,556 | #7 |
| 1931 | 75 | #700 | 17,332 | #7 |
| 1930 | 70 | #768 | 18,351 | #5 |
| 1929 | 76 | #718 | 19,211 | #5 |
| 1928 | 87 | #681 | 20,295 | #5 |
| 1927 | 87 | #700 | 21,964 | #5 |
| 1926 | 91 | #661 | 23,073 | #5 |
| 1925 | 80 | #727 | 24,462 | #5 |
| 1924 | 88 | #701 | 26,546 | #5 |
| 1923 | 52 | #959 | 26,135 | #4 |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,252 | 26,862 | #4 |
| 1921 | 53 | #966 | 28,468 | #4 |
| 1920 | 50 | #982 | 27,994 | #4 |
| 1919 | 58 | #872 | 26,238 | #4 |
| 1918 | 61 | #849 | 27,139 | #4 |
| 1917 | 58 | #843 | 25,560 | #4 |
| 1916 | 54 | #862 | 24,953 | #4 |
| 1915 | 53 | #850 | 23,054 | #4 |
| 1914 | 46 | #785 | 17,763 | #4 |
| 1913 | 38 | #772 | 14,486 | #4 |
| 1912 | 46 | #604 | 12,536 | #4 |
| 1911 | 28 | #582 | 9,279 | #3 |
| 1910 | 31 | #508 | 8,226 | #3 |
| 1909 | 30 | #466 | 7,358 | #3 |
| 1908 | 24 | #518 | 6,976 | #3 |
| 1907 | 33 | #392 | 6,713 | #3 |
| 1906 | 16 | #606 | 6,096 | #3 |
| 1905 | 13 | #690 | 5,690 | #3 |
| 1904 | 20 | #485 | 5,302 | #4 |
| 1903 | 23 | #425 | 5,045 | #4 |
| 1902 | 22 | #450 | 5,011 | #4 |
| 1901 | 21 | #417 | 4,424 | #4 |
| 1900 | 16 | #641 | 5,304 | #4 |
| 1899 | 13 | #572 | 4,249 | #4 |
| 1898 | 16 | #532 | 4,696 | #4 |
| 1897 | 9 | #766 | 4,146 | #4 |
| 1896 | 8 | #871 | 4,050 | #4 |
| 1895 | 9 | #777 | 3,931 | #4 |
| 1894 | 15 | #532 | 3,700 | #3 |
| 1893 | 14 | #524 | 3,565 | #4 |
| 1892 | 12 | #626 | 3,435 | #4 |
| 1891 | 12 | #548 | 3,065 | #3 |
| 1890 | 15 | #501 | 3,100 | #4 |
| 1889 | 13 | #539 | 2,917 | #4 |
| 1888 | 11 | #630 | 2,904 | #5 |
| 1887 | 13 | #504 | 2,419 | #5 |
| 1886 | 8 | #735 | 2,275 | #6 |
| 1885 | 11 | #593 | 2,204 | #5 |
| 1884 | 10 | #645 | 2,142 | #6 |
| 1883 | 13 | #509 | 1,881 | #6 |
| 1882 | 7 | #806 | 1,821 | #6 |
| 1881 | 9 | #630 | 1,658 | #5 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 1,578 | #6 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Margaret reached #392 in 1907. As a girl name, it reached #3 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Margaret
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.