Girls name
Margaret
Margaret is a girls' name given to 1,146,638 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1921 with 28,468 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in North Dakota in 1914.
Which states favor Margaret
Margaret by state
Top states by all-time births named Margaret. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 116,752 | #196 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 115,956 | #89 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 63,305 | #114 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 59,084 | #88 (2025) |
| 5 | California | 52,056 | #294 (2025) |
| 6 | Michigan | 45,304 | #103 (2025) |
| 7 | Texas | 44,013 | #160 (2025) |
| 8 | New Jersey | 42,401 | #198 (2025) |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 40,326 | #69 (2025) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 39,604 | #96 (2025) |
| 11 | Virginia | 32,761 | #63 (2025) |
| 12 | Tennessee | 27,099 | #92 (2025) |
| 13 | Missouri | 26,565 | #61 (2025) |
| 14 | Georgia | 26,418 | #104 (2025) |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 25,774 | #70 (2025) |
| 16 | Indiana | 25,505 | #65 (2025) |
| 17 | Maryland | 24,111 | #109 (2025) |
| 18 | Minnesota | 24,090 | #65 (2025) |
| 19 | Alabama | 23,556 | #35 (2025) |
| 20 | South Carolina | 22,601 | #62 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).