How old is someone named Margaret?
The average Margaret is 61 years old.
Half of all living Margarets are between 47 and 78.
When was Margaret popular?
Parents have been choosing Margaret less often since its peak in 1921; 2,436 babies got the name in 2025.
Popular names of 1921 · The most popular names of the 1920s →
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| Born in | Babies born | Alive today |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 58,137 | 0 |
| 1910s | 189,707 | under 100 |
| 1920s | 245,709 | 3,900 |
| 1930s | 158,077 | 33,000 |
| 1940s | 173,518 | 99,000 |
| 1950s | 149,898 | 120,000 |
| 1960s | 82,130 | 72,000 |
| 1970s | 32,067 | 30,000 |
| 1980s | 30,512 | 29,000 |
| 1990s | 31,360 | 31,000 |
| 2000s | 23,931 | 24,000 |
| 2010s | 20,042 | 20,000 |
| 2020s | 13,477 | 13,000 |
How many Margarets are still alive?
About 470,000 Margarets are alive in the US today. That's 37% of the roughly 1.3 million babies named Margaret since 1880.
Most Margarets ever born have died: the name was most popular in 1921, long enough ago that many of those babies are gone.
What generation is the name Margaret?
About two in five living Margarets are Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964.
Is Margaret an old name?
Yes. Margaret is older than 90 in 100 names on AgeByName.
Looking ahead: if babies keep getting the name at today's pace, the typical Margaret will be 50 in 2056, so its average age will actually fall, as the youngest Margarets make up more of the total.
Is Margaret a boy or girl name?
Almost entirely girls: 99.8% of living Margarets are women.
Names the same age as Margaret
NAME TWIN
Margaret's name twin is Marguerite. Of all 3,713 names on AgeByName, Marguerite's age curve is the closest match to Margaret's: 94% alike.
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Questions about the name Margaret
How old is the average Margaret?
The average Margaret in the US is 61 years old. The median is 68, so half are older and half younger.
How many people are named Margaret?
About 470,000 Margarets are alive in the US today, out of roughly 1.3 million babies given the name since 1880.
When was the name Margaret most popular?
In 1921, when about 29,000 baby girls were named Margaret.
Is Margaret a Boomer name?
Partly. Baby Boomers are the largest group, about 45% of living Margarets, but the name spans several generations.
Estimates from Social Security Administration baby-name records (births 1880–2025) and SSA cohort life tables (2026 Trustees Report). Updated each spring. How we calculate this