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Marigold

Marigold: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“marigold flower”
Origin
English
Say it
MAR-ee-gohld · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

English flower name, originally from 'Mary's gold,' referring to the Virgin Mary. It later became the common name of the flower.

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How popular is Marigold?

2024122 per million US babies
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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.

Babies named Marigold in 2024406

2024 rank#693 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,474

Marigold is rising: use over the last five years is 17.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Marigold

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English
  • Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Marigold questions

What does the name Marigold mean?

Marigold means "marigold flower". It comes from English. English flower name, originally from 'Mary's gold,' referring to the Virgin Mary. It later became the common name of the flower.

Is Marigold a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Marigold?

406 US babies were named Marigold in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Marigold?

Marigold is usually pronounced MAR-ee-gohld.

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.