Margaret
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pearl; precious gem.
How Margaret has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #155 |
| 2016 | #139 |
| 2017 | #132 |
| 2018 | #127 |
| 2019 | #127 |
| 2020 | #126 |
| 2021 | #125 |
| 2022 | #128 |
| 2023 | #132 |
| 2024 | #119 |
| 2025 | #112 |
Margaret by the numbers
In 2025, 98 babies in England and Wales were named Margaret. In the US, 2,242 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 28,466 babies in 1921, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 44 American girls born that year was called Margaret.
Names that come from Margaret
Forms of Margaret in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean 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 Margaret. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Margaret
Names that are said the same way as Margaret, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Margueritepearl88 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Margaret, 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)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maisiepearl; a form of Margaret966 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Margaret
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