Margert
A feminine name of French origin meaning "pearl".
Name Census estimates that about 255 living Americans carry the first name Margert. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Margert today is around 71 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Margert births was 1925 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Margert. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Margert is about 71 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Margerts were born before 1965.
People living today
255
~ 1 in 1,344,135 Americans
Peak year
1925
23 babies that year
Average age
71
years old
1979 SSA rank
#11,229
Tracked since 1900
Census
Margert in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 434 people with the first name Margert, which placed it at #22,808 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,808
National first-name rank
People counted
434
434 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Margert
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Margert is White at 72.6%. The next largest groups are Black (15.2%) and Hispanic (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Margert described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Margert at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.6% · 315
- Black or African American15.2% · 66
- Hispanic or Latino7.8% · 34
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 8
- Two or more races1.6% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 4
Popularity
Margert: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Margert from the 1900s through to the 1970s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 172 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Margert by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Margert during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Margerts live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi recorded the most babies named Margert, while Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Margert
The name Margert is a variant of the more common Margaret, which has its origins in the Ancient Greek name Margarites, derived from the word "margaron" meaning "pearl." This name was later Latinized to Margarita during the late ancient period.
The earliest recorded use of the name Margaret can be traced back to the 4th century, when it was borne by a semi-legendary Christian martyr named Saint Margaret of Antioch. According to tradition, she was a young woman who was martyred for her faith in the early 4th century during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian.
In the Middle Ages, the name Margaret became popular across Europe, particularly in England, France, and Germany. One of the earliest notable bearers of the name was Margaret of Wessex (1045-1093), a princess of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of Wessex and later Queen of Scotland through her marriage to King Malcolm III.
Another prominent historical figure with the name Margaret was Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482), the wife of King Henry VI of England and a key figure in the Wars of the Roses. She was known for her strong leadership and determination in defending her husband's claim to the English throne.
During the Renaissance, the name Margaret continued to be popular, particularly in Italy. One of the most famous Margarets of this period was Margherita di Navarra (1492-1549), a Renaissance writer and patron of the arts, who was the sister of King Francis I of France.
In the Early Modern period, the variant spelling Margert emerged, although it was less common than Margaret. One notable bearer of this spelling was Margert Fell (1614-1702), an English Quaker leader and one of the earliest female preachers and writers in the Quaker movement.
Throughout history, the name Margert has also been borne by several other notable individuals, including Margert Cavendish (1623-1673), an English philosopher, poet, and playwright; Margert Beaufort (1443-1509), the mother of King Henry VII of England; and Margert Tudor (1489-1541), the sister of King Henry VIII and Queen of Scotland through her marriage to King James IV.
People
Margert + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Margert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Margert: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margert?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 255 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Margert going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,344,135 US residents.
Is Margert a common name?
We classify Margert as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 796 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Margert most popular?
The single biggest year for Margert was 1925, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Margert is about 71 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Margert in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 434 people with the name Margert, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,808 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Margert in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Margert?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Margert appears almost entirely female. Of the 430 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Margert?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Margert is White at 72.6%. The next largest groups are Black (15.2%) and Hispanic (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Margert most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Margert in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.6% (315 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Margert in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Margert a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Margert in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Margert still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Margert in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Margert can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Margert?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.