Names / Girl names
Margaret
Current rank
#112
holding steady
All-time peak
#3
in 1911
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
1.3 million
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3 in 1911 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Margaret first appears in 1880. It topped out in 1911 at #3. Today it sits at #112 and is holding steady. Over 1.3 million have carried it since records began.