Name Legacy

Margaretta

Recorded 1880–2007 · United States

Margaretta was most popular in 1915, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,397 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,535 people named Margaretta.

Most popular in1915
Rank that year#1,397
Births that year76
Total since 18802,535
Given to100% girls

Margaretta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Margaretta’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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

Across the whole record Margaretta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,535 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Margaretta

Where Margaretta 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