Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Margaret
Endangered
Down 91.4% from peak
Peak era
1921
Peak births
28,468
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Margaret
How many people are named Margaret?
An estimated 369,589 living Americans are named Margaret.
How rare is Margaret?
Margaret is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,436 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 91.4% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Margaret?
The median age of a living American named Margaret is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 38 and 74 years old.
Is Margaret still popular?
No. Margaret is endangered as a baby name, down 91.4% from its 1921 peak with 2,436 births in 2025.
Where is Margaret most common?
Margaret has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 6.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
91.4%
2025
2,436
All-time
1,264,774
Where it lives now
Margaret is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 6.1× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Margaret is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.