Margaretta
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 4
- Peak
- #541 in 1884
0 babies were named Margaretta in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryMargaretta has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Margarettas, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1884, when it reached #541.
About the name Margaretta
Margaretta is a girl name of Italian and Spanish origin. It has 10 letters and 4 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-tta”. US birth records list Margaretta for girls from 1880 to 2007, in 109 of those 128 years. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked #541 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2007, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Italian namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 72 | 13,953 girls |
| 1890s | 71 | 14,071 girls |
| 1900s | 60 | 16,537 girls |
| 1910s | 55 | 18,262 girls |
| 1920s | 40 | 25,272 girls |
| 1930s | 27 | 37,636 girls |
| 1940s | 22 | 44,663 girls |
| 1950s | 13 | 77,280 girls |
| 1960s | 8.6 | 116,279 girls |
| 1970s | 6.5 | 153,846 girls |
| 1980s | 3.4 | 295,858 girls |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1,282,051 girls |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 3,076,923 girls |
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Questions about the name Margaretta
What is the origin of the name Margaretta?
Margaretta has Italian, Spanish roots in our records. Other Italian names include Isabella, Aurora, Camila.
Is Margaretta a boy or girl name?
Margaretta is a girl name.
How popular is the name Margaretta?
Margaretta is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2007. It peaked at #541 in 1884.