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Margretta

Recorded 1885–1989 · United States

Margretta was most popular in 1921, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,334 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 837 people named Margretta.

Most popular in1921
Rank that year#3,334
Births that year22
Total since 1880837
Given to100% girls

Margretta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Margretta’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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

Across the whole record Margretta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 837 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.

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