Margret

Margret: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pearl”
Origin: Greek
Say it: MAR-grit · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Margaret, from Greek margarites, ultimately from a word for 'pearl'. This spelling has been used in English and Germanic contexts.

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How popular is Margret?

20244.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Margret in 202416

Peak year1882

Total US babies since 188010,047

Margret is steady now but far below its 1882 peak.

Names like Margret

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Margaretpearl · Greek
Maisiepearl · Scottish
Maggiepearl · English
Meganpearl · Welsh
Margopearl · Greek
Marjoriepearl · Greek
Maisypearl · Scottish Gaelic
Gretapearl · Germanic

Margret questions

What does the name Margret mean?

Margret means "pearl". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Margaret, from Greek margarites, ultimately from a word for 'pearl'. This spelling has been used in English and Germanic contexts.

Is Margret a boy or girl name?

Margret is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Margret?

16 US babies were named Margret in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.

How do you pronounce Margret?

Margret is usually pronounced MAR-grit.

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.