MallowbyNames

Margaret vs Rachel

Margaret leads today (#112 vs #250), and Margaret is still climbing.

145 years, head to head

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

9.5k19k28.5k1880192019602000MargaretRachel1880: Margaret 1,578 · Rachel 1661881: Margaret 1,658 · Rachel 1571882: Margaret 1,821 · Rachel 2031883: Margaret 1,881 · Rachel 1741884: Margaret 2,142 · Rachel 2301885: Margaret 2,204 · Rachel 2121886: Margaret 2,275 · Rachel 2131887: Margaret 2,419 · Rachel 2261888: Margaret 2,904 · Rachel 2811889: Margaret 2,917 · Rachel 2661890: Margaret 3,100 · Rachel 3181891: Margaret 3,065 · Rachel 2671892: Margaret 3,435 · Rachel 3691893: Margaret 3,565 · Rachel 3211894: Margaret 3,700 · Rachel 3171895: Margaret 3,931 · Rachel 3511896: Margaret 4,050 · Rachel 3481897: Margaret 4,146 · Rachel 2971898: Margaret 4,696 · Rachel 3671899: Margaret 4,249 · Rachel 3241900: Margaret 5,304 · Rachel 3791901: Margaret 4,424 · Rachel 3691902: Margaret 5,011 · Rachel 3931903: Margaret 5,045 · Rachel 3831904: Margaret 5,302 · Rachel 3561905: Margaret 5,690 · Rachel 4211906: Margaret 6,096 · Rachel 3661907: Margaret 6,713 · Rachel 4201908: Margaret 6,976 · Rachel 4251909: Margaret 7,358 · Rachel 4621910: Margaret 8,226 · Rachel 5381911: Margaret 9,279 · Rachel 5371912: Margaret 12,536 · Rachel 7031913: Margaret 14,486 · Rachel 8271914: Margaret 17,763 · Rachel 9751915: Margaret 23,054 · Rachel 1,2051916: Margaret 24,953 · Rachel 1,3281917: Margaret 25,560 · Rachel 1,3391918: Margaret 27,139 · Rachel 1,5421919: Margaret 26,238 · Rachel 1,4881920: Margaret 27,994 · Rachel 1,4841921: Margaret 28,468 · Rachel 1,5831922: Margaret 26,862 · Rachel 1,5411923: Margaret 26,134 · Rachel 1,4831924: Margaret 26,547 · Rachel 1,6001925: Margaret 24,463 · Rachel 1,4391926: Margaret 23,072 · Rachel 1,3891927: Margaret 21,964 · Rachel 1,2861928: Margaret 20,295 · Rachel 1,1801929: Margaret 19,212 · Rachel 1,2141930: Margaret 18,350 · Rachel 1,2611931: Margaret 17,332 · Rachel 1,1711932: Margaret 16,556 · Rachel 1,2541933: Margaret 15,241 · Rachel 1,1421934: Margaret 15,144 · Rachel 1,1811935: Margaret 14,727 · Rachel 1,1981936: Margaret 14,596 · Rachel 1,2081937: Margaret 15,144 · Rachel 1,2291938: Margaret 15,330 · Rachel 1,2791939: Margaret 14,949 · Rachel 1,3451940: Margaret 15,063 · Rachel 1,2641941: Margaret 15,696 · Rachel 1,3841942: Margaret 16,549 · Rachel 1,4271943: Margaret 17,153 · Rachel 1,3711944: Margaret 16,320 · Rachel 1,2501945: Margaret 15,685 · Rachel 1,2071946: Margaret 18,136 · Rachel 1,2341947: Margaret 20,101 · Rachel 1,4471948: Margaret 18,873 · Rachel 1,3881949: Margaret 19,452 · Rachel 1,4371950: Margaret 18,110 · Rachel 1,4541951: Margaret 17,692 · Rachel 1,4351952: Margaret 17,102 · Rachel 1,5991953: Margaret 16,195 · Rachel 1,7801954: Margaret 15,226 · Rachel 1,8051955: Margaret 14,440 · Rachel 1,8021956: Margaret 13,913 · Rachel 1,6721957: Margaret 13,013 · Rachel 1,8211958: Margaret 12,314 · Rachel 1,6631959: Margaret 11,577 · Rachel 1,7441960: Margaret 11,362 · Rachel 1,7921961: Margaret 10,559 · Rachel 2,0541962: Margaret 10,075 · Rachel 1,9411963: Margaret 9,304 · Rachel 2,1781964: Margaret 9,101 · Rachel 2,2611965: Margaret 7,799 · Rachel 2,0111966: Margaret 6,960 · Rachel 2,2771967: Margaret 6,226 · Rachel 3,3121968: Margaret 5,440 · Rachel 3,7271969: Margaret 5,044 · Rachel 5,2421970: Margaret 4,704 · Rachel 6,0291971: Margaret 4,001 · Rachel 6,1151972: Margaret 3,286 · Rachel 6,4171973: Margaret 3,167 · Rachel 6,1031974: Margaret 3,087 · Rachel 7,3991975: Margaret 2,950 · Rachel 8,2251976: Margaret 2,666 · Rachel 8,4531977: Margaret 2,625 · Rachel 8,9761978: Margaret 2,629 · Rachel 9,8021979: Margaret 2,832 · Rachel 10,2301980: Margaret 2,859 · Rachel 11,6181981: Margaret 2,792 · Rachel 12,5901982: Margaret 2,998 · Rachel 13,8711983: Margaret 2,944 · Rachel 14,5911984: Margaret 3,033 · Rachel 15,8391985: Margaret 3,072 · Rachel 16,3601986: Margaret 3,084 · Rachel 15,4551987: Margaret 3,146 · Rachel 15,6461988: Margaret 3,139 · Rachel 15,3481989: Margaret 3,285 · Rachel 15,3571990: Margaret 3,372 · Rachel 15,7101991: Margaret 3,195 · Rachel 16,3441992: Margaret 3,244 · Rachel 15,8401993: Margaret 3,167 · Rachel 15,9741994: Margaret 3,105 · Rachel 15,4921995: Margaret 3,221 · Rachel 16,0471996: Margaret 3,103 · Rachel 16,1211997: Margaret 2,967 · Rachel 13,7981998: Margaret 2,962 · Rachel 12,2091999: Margaret 2,958 · Rachel 11,6322000: Margaret 3,122 · Rachel 10,6872001: Margaret 2,896 · Rachel 9,5562002: Margaret 2,678 · Rachel 8,9442003: Margaret 2,625 · Rachel 7,9972004: Margaret 2,436 · Rachel 6,9232005: Margaret 2,312 · Rachel 6,2262006: Margaret 2,188 · Rachel 5,5512007: Margaret 2,029 · Rachel 4,8412008: Margaret 1,865 · Rachel 4,0872009: Margaret 1,768 · Rachel 3,5892010: Margaret 1,702 · Rachel 3,0242011: Margaret 1,699 · Rachel 2,6642012: Margaret 1,780 · Rachel 2,4202013: Margaret 1,774 · Rachel 2,3252014: Margaret 1,951 · Rachel 2,0902015: Margaret 2,110 · Rachel 1,9412016: Margaret 2,217 · Rachel 1,8842017: Margaret 2,255 · Rachel 1,6222018: Margaret 2,334 · Rachel 1,5582019: Margaret 2,214 · Rachel 1,5482020: Margaret 2,196 · Rachel 1,3052021: Margaret 2,245 · Rachel 1,2712022: Margaret 2,199 · Rachel 1,2632023: Margaret 2,085 · Rachel 1,2242024: Margaret 2,316 · Rachel 1,2922025: Margaret 2,436 · Rachel 1,225
MargaretRachel

Head to head

MargaretRachel
2025 rank
#112
#250
Babies named in 2025
2,436
1,225
Peak year
1916
1985
Trend
Rising since 2010
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
1,264,774
573,957
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