The baby name Margaret appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1921 with 35,135 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Margaret has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 10,751 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 12,166 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 16,099 |
| 1912 | 11 |
| 1913 | 18,220 |
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1914 | 22,240 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 29,142 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 31,792 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 32,497 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 34,336 |
| 1918 | 31 |
| 1919 | 33,326 |
| 1919 | 10 |
| 1920 | 34,616 |
| 1920 | 6 |
| 1921 | 35,135 |
| 1921 | 7 |
| 1922 | 29,123 |
| 1922 | 8 |
| 1923 | 33,383 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 33,769 |
| 1924 | 44 |
| 1925 | 32,354 |
| 1925 | 24 |
| 1926 | 33,597 |
| 1926 | 53 |
| 1927 | 32,475 |
| 1927 | 45 |
| 1928 | 30,545 |
| 1928 | 49 |
| 1929 | 28,557 |
| 1929 | 18 |
| 1930 | 27,387 |
| 1930 | 34 |
| 1931 | 23,990 |
| 1931 | 18 |
| 1932 | 22,842 |
| 1932 | 34 |
| 1933 | 20,956 |
| 1933 | 11 |
| 1934 | 19,787 |
| 1934 | 10 |
| 1935 | 19,652 |
| 1935 | 25 |
| 1936 | 18,991 |
| 1936 | 21 |
| 1937 | 19,556 |
| 1937 | 13 |
| 1938 | 19,565 |
| 1938 | 26 |
| 1939 | 17,409 |
| 1939 | 35 |
| 1940 | 18,138 |
| 1940 | 16 |
| 1941 | 17,345 |
| 1941 | 23 |
| 1942 | 18,133 |
| 1942 | 11 |
| 1943 | 21,214 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1944 | 17,906 |
| 1944 | 12 |
| 1945 | 17,276 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1946 | 20,053 |
| 1947 | 23,254 |
| 1947 | 11 |
| 1948 | 21,835 |
| 1948 | 9 |
| 1949 | 22,523 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1950 | 21,966 |
| 1951 | 22,407 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 21,912 |
| 1952 | 7 |
| 1953 | 20,708 |
| 1954 | 18,165 |
| 1955 | 17,015 |
| 1955 | 6 |
| 1956 | 16,762 |
| 1957 | 15,042 |
| 1957 | 8 |
| 1958 | 15,712 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 14,860 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1960 | 14,780 |
| 1961 | 13,973 |
| 1961 | 11 |
| 1962 | 12,664 |
| 1962 | 9 |
| 1963 | 10,311 |
| 1964 | 10,486 |
| 1965 | 8,902 |
| 1966 | 7,975 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1967 | 7,289 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 6,555 |
| 1969 | 5,979 |
| 1970 | 5,617 |
| 1971 | 4,827 |
| 1972 | 3,942 |
| 1973 | 3,671 |
| 1974 | 3,639 |
| 1975 | 3,487 |
| 1976 | 3,160 |
| 1977 | 3,322 |
| 1978 | 3,308 |
| 1979 | 3,463 |
| 1980 | 3,542 |
| 1981 | 3,251 |
| 1982 | 3,523 |
| 1983 | 3,408 |
| 1984 | 3,642 |
| 1985 | 3,676 |
| 1986 | 3,839 |
| 1987 | 4,020 |
| 1988 | 3,898 |
| 1989 | 4,331 |
| 1989 | 23 |
| 1990 | 3,947 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 4,308 |
| 1992 | 3,878 |
| 1993 | 3,771 |
| 1994 | 3,785 |
| 1995 | 3,771 |
| 1996 | 3,645 |
| 1997 | 3,547 |
| 1998 | 3,964 |
| 1999 | 3,374 |
| 2000 | 3,595 |
| 2001 | 3,251 |
| 2002 | 3,009 |
| 2003 | 3,156 |
| 2004 | 3,213 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 3,083 |
| 2006 | 2,826 |
| 2007 | 2,688 |
| 2008 | 2,342 |
| 2009 | 2,031 |
| 2010 | 1,947 |
| 2011 | 2,087 |
| 2012 | 2,199 |
| 2013 | 2,004 |
| 2014 | 2,251 |
| 2015 | 2,560 |
| 2016 | 2,785 |
| 2017 | 2,743 |
| 2018 | 2,892 |
| 2019 | 2,628 |
| 2020 | 2,503 |
| 2021 | 2,675 |
| 2022 | 2,807 |
| 2023 | 2,620 |
| 2024 | 2,934 |