Name Legacy

Margherita

Recorded 1892–2022 · United States

Margherita was most popular in 1926, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,941 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,155 people named Margherita.

Most popular in1926
Rank that year#2,941
Births that year25
Total since 18801,155
Given to100% girls

Margherita over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Margherita’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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

Across the whole record Margherita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,155 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 Margherita

Where Margherita 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