girl's name
Margit
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 672
Margit is a girl's name. In 1993 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1959, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1908.
Margit over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1993, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 65 |
| 1920s | 67 |
| 1930s | 61 |
| 1940s | 99 |
| 1950s | 124 |
| 1960s | 137 |
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 31 |
| 1990s (to 1993) | 14 |
How popular is Margit?
In 1993, Margit was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Margit
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Margit also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Margit over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Margit
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Margit — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Margit
How popular is the name Margit?
In 1993, Margit was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Margit a girl's or a boy's name?
Margit is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Margit most popular?
Margit peaked in 1959, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.