Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Margret
Endangered
Down 90.2% from peak
Peak era
1921
Peak births
214
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Margret
How many people are named Margret?
An estimated 3,381 living Americans are named Margret.
How rare is Margret?
Margret is very rare among babies today, with 21 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 90.2% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Margret?
The median age of a living American named Margret is approximately 57 years, with most bearers falling between 37 and 70 years old.
Is Margret still popular?
No. Margret is endangered as a baby name, down 90.2% from its 1921 peak with 21 births in 2025.
Where is Margret most common?
Margret has its strongest geographic signal in Tennessee, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
90.2%
2025
21
All-time
10,068
Where it lives now
Margret is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 3.0× the national rate in the 1930s. It also runs high in Arkansas.
States where Margret is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.