Margarita
Girl name · #1880 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 104 baby girls were named Margarita, placing it at #1880 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1695, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,308 girls born in 2025 was named Margarita.
The 145-year story
Margarita first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1957, when 594 girls were named Margarita — good for #372 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Margarita per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Margarita in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Margarita is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Margarita will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Margarita is most common
State-level data for Margarita is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Margarita
Statistically, parents drawn to Margarita tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Marta, Minerva, Rosita, Anita, and Martina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Margarita | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | #1880 |
| 2024 | 111 | #1810 |
| 2023 | 114 | #1780 |
| 2022 | 112 | #1818 |
| 2021 | 95 | #2024 |
| 2020 | 88 | #2078 |
| 2019 | 110 | #1844 |
| 2018 | 107 | #1878 |
| 2017 | 125 | #1703 |
| 2016 | 134 | #1628 |
| 2015 | 125 | #1695 |
| 2014 | 132 | #1624 |
| 2013 | 145 | #1514 |
| 2012 | 144 | #1530 |
| 2011 | 165 | #1382 |
| 2010 | 169 | #1372 |
| 2009 | 209 | #1198 |
| 2008 | 229 | #1126 |
| 2007 | 245 | #1069 |
| 2006 | 276 | #946 |
| 2005 | 270 | #920 |
| 2004 | 259 | #930 |
| 2003 | 289 | #843 |
| 2002 | 333 | #731 |
| 2001 | 360 | #690 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Margarita a popular girl name?
Margarita ranked #1880 among girls in 2025 with 104 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1695.
When was the name Margarita most popular?
Margarita peaked in 1957, when 594 American girls received the name (ranked #372 that year). Since 1957 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Margarita?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,308 newborn American girls was named Margarita. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.