Boy or Girl

Is Margarete a boy or girl name?

Margarete was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,369 US babies named Margarete were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#11,726
Babies named Margarete since 1884
2,369
Most popular year
1918
74 babies
Babies named Margarete each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Margarete from 1884 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0204060801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Margarete, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s043100%
1890s082100%
1900s0132100%
1910s0448100%
1920s0515100%
1930s0306100%
1940s0210100%
1950s0213100%
1960s0147100%
1970s053100%
1980s088100%
1990s066100%
2000s041100%
2010s07100%
2020s018100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–8#11,726
20230–0–
20220–5#16,833
20210–0–
20200–5#16,640
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–7#14,041
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–6#16,732
20070–9#12,302
20060–8#13,151
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–10#10,152
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–8#11,399
19990–8#11,013
19980–0–
19970–6#13,109
19960–8#10,163
19950–7#11,278
19940–10#8,536
19930–9#9,222
19920–5#14,630
19910–6#12,488
19900–7#10,920
19890–5#13,698
19880–11#6,937
19870–8#8,452
19860–14#5,356
19850–5#11,760
19840–10#6,575
19830–12#5,671
19820–5#11,562
19810–6#9,852
19800–12#5,757
19790–9#7,076
19780–0–
19770–6#9,175
19760–0–
19750–5#9,976
19740–5#9,639
19730–0–
19720–10#5,311
19710–7#7,057
19700–11#4,951
19690–14#3,893
19680–9#5,009
19670–7#5,813
19660–11#4,107
19650–16#3,214
19640–21#2,790
19630–12#3,942
19620–19#2,880
19610–20#2,799
19600–18#2,952
19590–21#2,560
19580–22#2,487
19570–23#2,392
19560–21#2,508
19550–17#2,797
19540–21#2,415
19530–24#2,159
19520–21#2,305
19510–24#2,046
19500–19#2,310
19490–22#2,110
19480–18#2,387
19470–18#2,416
19460–15#2,554
19450–13#2,555
19440–19#2,005
19430–32#1,483
19420–24#1,744
19410–20#1,854
19400–29#1,429
19390–22#1,663
19380–20#1,786
19370–31#1,322
19360–23#1,576
19350–30#1,343
19340–27#1,431
19330–37#1,171
19320–30#1,368
19310–36#1,210
19300–50#1,048
19290–40#1,185
19280–50#1,065
19270–48#1,105
19260–46#1,124
19250–50#1,085
19240–57#1,024
19230–49#1,096
19220–65#914
19210–51#1,068
19200–59#954
19190–60#912
19180–74#836
19170–59#899
19160–54#935
19150–64#822
19140–36#997
19130–42#816
19120–23#1,102
19110–21#974
19100–15#1,194
19090–16#1,037
19080–18#957
19070–13#1,120
19060–14#1,028
19050–7#1,638
19040–10#1,221
19030–20#780
19020–17#860
19010–8#1,292
19000–9#1,387
18990–12#958
18980–5#1,857
18970–7#1,342
18960–15#862
18950–11#1,030
18940–10#1,040
18930–7#1,251
18920–7#1,230
18910–0–
18900–8#1,063
18890–8#1,000
18880–12#776
18870–7#1,001
18860–6#1,059
18850–5#1,146
18840–5#1,109

Highest rank

Margarete has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #776 in 1888. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Margarete

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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.