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Margaret vs Rachael

Margaret leads today (#112 vs #4,987), and Margaret is still climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Margaret and Rachael per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

9.5k19k28.5k1880192019602000MargaretRachael1880: Margaret 1,578 · Rachael 121881: Margaret 1,658 · Rachael 81882: Margaret 1,821 · Rachael 81883: Margaret 1,881 · Rachael 91884: Margaret 2,142 · Rachael 71885: Margaret 2,204 · Rachael 81886: Margaret 2,275 · Rachael 141887: Margaret 2,419 · Rachael 131888: Margaret 2,904 · Rachael 181889: Margaret 2,917 · Rachael 161890: Margaret 3,100 · Rachael 81891: Margaret 3,065 · Rachael 171892: Margaret 3,435 · Rachael 191893: Margaret 3,565 · Rachael 161894: Margaret 3,700 · Rachael 211895: Margaret 3,931 · Rachael 261896: Margaret 4,050 · Rachael 191897: Margaret 4,146 · Rachael 181898: Margaret 4,696 · Rachael 191899: Margaret 4,249 · Rachael 221900: Margaret 5,304 · Rachael 441901: Margaret 4,424 · Rachael 191902: Margaret 5,011 · Rachael 191903: Margaret 5,045 · Rachael 321904: Margaret 5,302 · Rachael 241905: Margaret 5,690 · Rachael 231906: Margaret 6,096 · Rachael 281907: Margaret 6,713 · Rachael 211908: Margaret 6,976 · Rachael 231909: Margaret 7,358 · Rachael 211910: Margaret 8,226 · Rachael 451911: Margaret 9,279 · Rachael 431912: Margaret 12,536 · Rachael 591913: Margaret 14,486 · Rachael 601914: Margaret 17,763 · Rachael 671915: Margaret 23,054 · Rachael 961916: Margaret 24,953 · Rachael 1601917: Margaret 25,560 · Rachael 1451918: Margaret 27,139 · Rachael 1391919: Margaret 26,238 · Rachael 1181920: Margaret 27,994 · Rachael 1191921: Margaret 28,468 · Rachael 1441922: Margaret 26,862 · Rachael 1151923: Margaret 26,134 · Rachael 1031924: Margaret 26,547 · Rachael 961925: Margaret 24,463 · Rachael 831926: Margaret 23,072 · Rachael 921927: Margaret 21,964 · Rachael 861928: Margaret 20,295 · Rachael 671929: Margaret 19,212 · Rachael 571930: Margaret 18,350 · Rachael 651931: Margaret 17,332 · Rachael 341932: Margaret 16,556 · Rachael 521933: Margaret 15,241 · Rachael 501934: Margaret 15,144 · Rachael 471935: Margaret 14,727 · Rachael 501936: Margaret 14,596 · Rachael 481937: Margaret 15,144 · Rachael 551938: Margaret 15,330 · Rachael 611939: Margaret 14,949 · Rachael 601940: Margaret 15,063 · Rachael 671941: Margaret 15,696 · Rachael 651942: Margaret 16,549 · Rachael 701943: Margaret 17,153 · Rachael 611944: Margaret 16,320 · Rachael 691945: Margaret 15,685 · Rachael 551946: Margaret 18,136 · Rachael 751947: Margaret 20,101 · Rachael 781948: Margaret 18,873 · Rachael 851949: Margaret 19,452 · Rachael 1011950: Margaret 18,110 · Rachael 881951: Margaret 17,692 · Rachael 931952: Margaret 17,102 · Rachael 981953: Margaret 16,195 · Rachael 1431954: Margaret 15,226 · Rachael 1481955: Margaret 14,440 · Rachael 1151956: Margaret 13,913 · Rachael 1211957: Margaret 13,013 · Rachael 1221958: Margaret 12,314 · Rachael 1801959: Margaret 11,577 · Rachael 1411960: Margaret 11,362 · Rachael 1501961: Margaret 10,559 · Rachael 1891962: Margaret 10,075 · Rachael 1801963: Margaret 9,304 · Rachael 1951964: Margaret 9,101 · Rachael 2011965: Margaret 7,799 · Rachael 2171966: Margaret 6,960 · Rachael 2621967: Margaret 6,226 · Rachael 4461968: Margaret 5,440 · Rachael 4831969: Margaret 5,044 · Rachael 7251970: Margaret 4,704 · Rachael 8861971: Margaret 4,001 · Rachael 8511972: Margaret 3,286 · Rachael 9801973: Margaret 3,167 · Rachael 9721974: Margaret 3,087 · Rachael 1,1881975: Margaret 2,950 · Rachael 1,3761976: Margaret 2,666 · Rachael 1,4381977: Margaret 2,625 · Rachael 1,4871978: Margaret 2,629 · Rachael 1,6941979: Margaret 2,832 · Rachael 1,8521980: Margaret 2,859 · Rachael 2,0471981: Margaret 2,792 · Rachael 2,1311982: Margaret 2,998 · Rachael 2,4731983: Margaret 2,944 · Rachael 2,4101984: Margaret 3,033 · Rachael 2,6521985: Margaret 3,072 · Rachael 2,7611986: Margaret 3,084 · Rachael 2,6991987: Margaret 3,146 · Rachael 2,8331988: Margaret 3,139 · Rachael 2,8311989: Margaret 3,285 · Rachael 2,8331990: Margaret 3,372 · Rachael 3,0281991: Margaret 3,195 · Rachael 2,9151992: Margaret 3,244 · Rachael 2,7451993: Margaret 3,167 · Rachael 2,7461994: Margaret 3,105 · Rachael 2,5531995: Margaret 3,221 · Rachael 2,6061996: Margaret 3,103 · Rachael 2,4851997: Margaret 2,967 · Rachael 2,0391998: Margaret 2,962 · Rachael 1,7441999: Margaret 2,958 · Rachael 1,6542000: Margaret 3,122 · Rachael 1,3892001: Margaret 2,896 · Rachael 1,3042002: Margaret 2,678 · Rachael 1,0412003: Margaret 2,625 · Rachael 9712004: Margaret 2,436 · Rachael 8452005: Margaret 2,312 · Rachael 7972006: Margaret 2,188 · Rachael 8142007: Margaret 2,029 · Rachael 8342008: Margaret 1,865 · Rachael 6582009: Margaret 1,768 · Rachael 4912010: Margaret 1,702 · Rachael 4102011: Margaret 1,699 · Rachael 3212012: Margaret 1,780 · Rachael 2962013: Margaret 1,774 · Rachael 2442014: Margaret 1,951 · Rachael 2102015: Margaret 2,110 · Rachael 1852016: Margaret 2,217 · Rachael 1632017: Margaret 2,255 · Rachael 1162018: Margaret 2,334 · Rachael 1142019: Margaret 2,214 · Rachael 802020: Margaret 2,196 · Rachael 652021: Margaret 2,245 · Rachael 522022: Margaret 2,199 · Rachael 482023: Margaret 2,085 · Rachael 572024: Margaret 2,316 · Rachael 382025: Margaret 2,436 · Rachael 26
MargaretRachael

Head to head

MargaretRachael
2025 rank
#112
#4,987
Babies named in 2025
2,436
26
Peak year
1916
1987
Trend
Rising since 2010
Declining since 1986
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
1,264,774
82,469
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