Margretta
1 countryPopularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Margretta’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
837 births recorded 1885–1989 · peaked in 1921 with 22 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Margretta’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | #4520 | — |
| 1959 | #4300 | ↑220 |
| 1960 | #2989 | ↑1311 |
| 1961 | #4882 | ↓1893 |
| 1962 | #4865 | ↑17 |
| 1963 | #5296 | ↓431 |
| 1964 | #4636 | ↑660 |
| 1965 | #4494 | ↑142 |
| 1966 | #3558 | ↑936 |
| 1967 | #5457 | ↓1899 |
| 1968 | #5147 | ↑310 |
| 1969 | #7471 | ↓2324 |
| 1970 | #7995 | ↓524 |
| 1971 | #6619 | ↑1376 |
| 1972 | #7292 | ↓673 |
| 1976 | #8156 | ↓864 |
| 1980 | #10392 | ↓2236 |
| 1983 | #10275 | ↑117 |
| 1988 | #11798 | ↓1523 |
| 1989 | #12362 | ↓564 |
Frequently asked questions about Margretta
Is Margretta a popular name?
Margretta has 837 recorded births in United States between 1885 and 1989, but doesn’t currently rank in the yearly top list.
Is Margretta more common for boys or girls?
Margretta is recorded predominantly as a girls’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Margretta most popular?
Margretta peaked in 1921 in United States, with 22 recorded births that year.
Is Margretta rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Margretta’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #1047 in 1885 to #12362 in 1989.
How many babies have been named Margretta?
At least 837 babies have been recorded with the name Margretta across official birth statistics in 1 country.