Maggie
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pearl; a form of Margaret.
How Maggie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #241 |
| 2016 | #242 |
| 2017 | #248 |
| 2018 | #294 |
| 2019 | #295 |
| 2020 | #293 |
| 2021 | #285 |
| 2022 | #295 |
| 2023 | #318 |
| 2024 | #300 |
| 2025 | #294 |
Maggie by the numbers
In 2025, 271 babies in England and Wales were named Maggie. In the US, 1,278 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,872 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 170 American girls born that year was called Maggie.
Other names that come from Margaret
Like Maggie, each of these traces back to Margaret: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Gretapearl; short form of Margaret463 in the US (2017)
- Marjoriepearl; a form of Margaret277 in the US (2017)
- Margopearl; a form of Margaret120 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meghanpearl; a form of Margaret162 in the US (2017)
- Maziepearl; a form of Margaret or Mazal124 in the US (2017)
- Gretchenpearl; diminutive of Margaret119 in the US (2017)
- Peggypearl; a form of Margaret73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Magalypearl; a form of Margaret58 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maggie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Margiepearl; diminutive of Margaret4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maggipearl; diminutive of Margaret5 in the US (2017)
- Maisiepearl; a form of Margaret966 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marnierejoice; of the sea467 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marieof the sea; beloved; form of Mary453 in the US (2017)
- Mattiegift of god; a form of Matthew or Matilda238 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Maggie
Names that are said the same way as Maggie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Maggie, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
- Felicityhappiness or good fortune330 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Maggie
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