Margret
Spelling variant of Margaret, which came through Latin from Greek margarites, meaning pearl. Medieval English records show this contracted form regularly.
Margret in 2025
Margret was given to 21 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 10,155th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 157,873 babies born.
The history of Margret
Margret reached its highest point in 1921, when 214 babies were given the name, ranking 879th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 557th, in 1882.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 10,068 babies have been named Margret. Half of them were born before 1936, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Margret by decade
| Decade | Babies named Margret | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 307 | 557 |
| 1890s | 339 | 656 |
| 1900s | 437 | 752 |
| 1910s | 1,236 | 798 |
| 1920s | 1,850 | 879 |
| 1930s | 1,237 | 914 |
| 1940s | 1,061 | 1,243 |
| 1950s | 1,054 | 1,325 |
| 1960s | 832 | 1,794 |
| 1970s | 504 | 2,483 |
| 1980s | 375 | 3,327 |
| 1990s | 351 | 4,141 |
| 2000s | 264 | 5,373 |
| 2010s | 144 | 11,556 |
| 2020s | 77 | 10,155 |
Where Margret is heading
Margret has risen 62% over the past decade, from 13 babies in 2015 to 21 in 2025.
Names like Margret
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Margret.