MARGARET is ranked as the 43rd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 1,040,626.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 326.36 people named MARGARET for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MARGARET is 611,674.
The SSA data also shows that MARGARET is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
MARGARET is
80.3% White,
4.6% Hispanic origin,
11.5% Black,
1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name MARGARET have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name MARGARET is included in the following name categories:
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Greek feminine given name
English feminine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MARGARET
The state with the most people named
MARGARET is
California where
111,299 people have this name.
Pennsylvania is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named MARGARET, as
470.9 in every 100,000
Pennsylvanians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Pennsylvania is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Utah
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name MARGARET
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
42,392
329.12
99.9%
Indiana
18,397
278.87
99.8%
Iowa
9,431
303.53
99.8%
Kansas
7,257
249.91
99.5%
Michigan
36,477
368.08
99.9%
Minnesota
18,795
344.41
99.9%
Missouri
8,004
267.32
99.7%
Nebraska
5,079
269.93
99.3%
North Dakota
1,488
201.18
98.1%
Ohio
40,283
347.44
99.9%
South Dakota
2,043
239.42
98.5%
Wisconsin
20,228
351.33
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name MARGARET
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,373
322.13
99.0%
Arizona
20,644
306.68
99.8%
California
111,299
286.83
100.0%
Colorado
15,971
298.2
99.8%
Hawaii
2,661
187.46
99.6%
Idaho
4,130
252.7
99.3%
Montana
3,428
334.91
99.3%
Nevada
6,979
245.83
99.7%
New Mexico
7,200
345.23
99.7%
Oregon
12,340
310.82
99.7%
Utah
4,323
146.89
99.1%
Washington
23,323
330.29
99.9%
Wyoming
1,790
306.49
98.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name MARGARET
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
8,306
230.94
99.7%
Maine
2,485
186.86
98.6%
Massachusetts
13,233
196.18
99.7%
New Hampshire
2,355
177.46
98.6%
New Jersey
20,557
229.99
99.8%
New York
91,001
460.85
100.0%
Pennsylvania
60,215
470.9
99.9%
Rhode Island
1,896
179.67
98.9%
Vermont
2,473
394.77
99.5%
South States
State stats for the first name MARGARET
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MARGARET as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named MARGARET.
The most popular full name is MARGARET Smith.
0.86% of all the people named MARGARET
have this family name.
There are 63812 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MARGARET