NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Margaret Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Margaret: every year it appeared on the national list since 1881, with 3,745 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
3,745
Peak year
1926 #661
Years on the list
119
10-year trend
-50.0%

In the 1920s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1881–2012

YearBirthsRank
198516#3034
19869#4705
198711#4140
198814#3634
198934#2096
199017#3549
199110#5359
19928#6471
19947#7469
199511#5381
19966#8602
19987#8131
20035#12068
20047#9582
20126#11738

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1926

NY
8
MA
5
NC
5
AL
5
OH
5
PA
5

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