Marguerite
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning pearl.
Marguerite by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Marguerite. In the US, 88 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,251 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marguerite. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Margheritapearl; a form of Margaret4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Margaritapearl125 in the US (2017)
- Marquettesmall marquis; a diminutive of marquis11 in the US (2017)
- Marguitapearl; a form of Margaret
Sounds like Marguerite
Names that are said the same way as Marguerite, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Margarettepearl; a form of Margaret9 in the US (2017)
- Margarettpearl; a form of Margaret5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Marguerite, 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 Marguerite
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