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Margaret

Pronounced M AA1 R G ER0 IH0 T (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1921
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Margaret?

Margaret is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 1,277,135 children — the 10th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1921, when 28,771 children were given it.

012,50025,00037,50050,00018901920195019802010
1921Girls: 28,771Boys: 53

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
M AA1 R G ER0 IH0 T · M AA1 R G R AH0 T · M AA1 R G R IH0 T
Stress pattern:
100 · 10 · 10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Margaret

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Margaret

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Margaret?
Margaret ranks 10th among girls' names in US records, with 1,277,135 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 22,272.
Is Margaret a unisex name?
No. Margaret is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Margaret most popular?
1921, when 28,771 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.