Margarete

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Margarete was most popular in 1918, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,553 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,376 people named Margarete.

Most popular in1918

Rank that year#1,553

Births that year74

Total since 18802,376

Given to100% girls

Margarete over time

Births per year. The dot marks Margarete’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Margarete a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Margarete is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,376 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Margarete

Where Margarete is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org