Margaret: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “pearl”
- Origin
- Greek
- Say it
- MAR-grət · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From Greek margarites meaning 'pearl'. Margaret has many traditional forms, including Marguerite, Margarita, and Mairead.
How popular is Margaret?
Babies named Margaret in 20242,303
2024 rank#118 girls
Peak year1907
Total US babies since 18801,266,052
Margaret is steady now but far below its 1907 peak.
Names like Margaret
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Margaret questions
What does the name Margaret mean?
Margaret means "pearl". It comes from Greek. From Greek margarites meaning 'pearl'. Margaret has many traditional forms, including Marguerite, Margarita, and Mairead.
Is Margaret a boy or girl name?
Margaret is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Margaret?
2,303 US babies were named Margaret in 2024. Its peak year was 1907.
How do you pronounce Margaret?
Margaret is usually pronounced MAR-grət.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.