Boy or Girl

Is Margaretta a boy or girl name?

Margaretta was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,535 US babies named Margaretta were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Margaretta since 1880
2,535
Most popular year
1915
76 babies
Babies named Margaretta each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Margaretta from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Margaretta, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s097100%
1890s0156100%
1900s0179100%
1910s0444100%
1920s0475100%
1930s0284100%
1940s0319100%
1950s0246100%
1960s0158100%
1970s0101100%
1980s057100%
1990s014100%
2000s05100%
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–5#19,446
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–6#12,740
19940–0–
19930–8#10,187
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–6#11,215
19870–0–
19860–0–
19850–5#11,761
19840–8#7,849
19830–8#7,748
19820–9#7,242
19810–7#8,670
19800–14#5,133
19790–6#9,682
19780–11#5,805
19770–7#8,053
19760–12#5,076
19750–8#6,881
19740–8#6,608
19730–9#5,853
19720–9#5,748
19710–16#3,879
19700–15#3,976
19690–11#4,615
19680–8#5,459
19670–11#4,200
19660–18#3,000
19650–24#2,509
19640–19#2,976
19630–18#3,033
19620–15#3,375
19610–17#3,138
19600–17#3,055
19590–21#2,561
19580–19#2,722
19570–21#2,535
19560–17#2,895
19550–32#1,898
19540–20#2,486
19530–31#1,812
19520–29#1,875
19510–22#2,167
19500–34#1,615
19490–37#1,530
19480–26#1,889
19470–32#1,709
19460–31#1,610
19450–30#1,502
19440–37#1,330
19430–42#1,265
19420–29#1,546
19410–31#1,405
19400–24#1,619
19390–36#1,237
19380–31#1,333
19370–34#1,245
19360–21#1,672
19350–38#1,155
19340–22#1,633
19330–17#1,945
19320–34#1,254
19310–22#1,664
19300–29#1,451
19290–31#1,386
19280–34#1,326
19270–32#1,443
19260–49#1,074
19250–44#1,170
19240–56#1,041
19230–57#1,000
19220–63#936
19210–54#1,028
19200–55#1,002
19190–43#1,130
19180–59#933
19170–58#910
19160–58#890
19150–76#760
19140–37#980
19130–45#790
19120–23#1,103
19110–24#893
19100–21#959
19090–26#808
19080–22#845
19070–23#785
19060–15#991
19050–21#816
19040–11#1,150
19030–21#750
19020–10#1,186
19010–13#949
19000–17#934
18990–12#960
18980–16#871
18970–15#854
18960–16#829
18950–16#807
18940–20#676
18930–18#703
18920–9#1,061
18910–18#635
18900–16#685
18890–18#612
18880–16#657
18870–8#913
18860–6#1,060
18850–14#597
18840–15#553
18830–0–
18820–6#867
18810–9#610
18800–5#903

Highest rank

Margaretta has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #553 in 1884. 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 Margaretta

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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.