Fun Facts About the Name Marguerite
- An established favorite: Marguerite held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 32 consecutive years, from 1890 through 1921.
- More than 94 thousand babies named Marguerite: U.S. records list 94,123 babies given the name Marguerite from 1880 through 2025. Even 101 boys received the name Marguerite - about 1 boy for every 931 girls.
What Does the Name Marguerite Mean?
Marguerite is the French form of Margaret, and it means "pearl." The name comes from Latin Margarita, which in turn comes from Greek μαργαρίτης (margaritēs), "pearl." Greek margaritēs is generally believed to be a loanword, probably from an Iranian language, though its ultimate origin is uncertain. The literal sense is "pearl"; ideas that the name symbolizes purity or something precious belong to later interpretation rather than to its etymology.
Marguerite Name History & Origins
Marguerite is the standard French form of the name that appears in English as Margaret. It goes back to Latin Margarita and Greek μαργαρίτης (margaritēs). The Greek word appears in the New Testament in the parable of the pearl of great price (Matthew 13:45 - 46), and the name became common in medieval Christian Europe, where the legendary Saint Margaret of Antioch was widely venerated. In Old French the name took the form Marguerite. Medieval and Renaissance French women who bore it include Marguerite de Provence (1221 - 1295), queen of France; Marguerite de Navarre (1492 - 1549), writer and patron; and Marguerite de Valois (1553 - 1615), known as Queen Margot. In French, marguerite is also the ordinary word for the daisy, a floral sense that developed from the same word. In English, Marguerite has been used as a French-style form of Margaret, and it appears in literary works such as Goethe's Faust, Gounod's opera Faust, and Alexandre Dumas fils's La Dame aux Camélias. Those literary uses are later than the name's medieval development and are not its first appearance.
How Popular is the Name Marguerite?
Marguerite remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1890 to 1921. Its highest annual birth count was in 1918, and people born that year turn 108 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,505 | 71 | 0.0044% |
| 2024 | #2,415 | 75 | 0.0046% |
| 2023 | #2,302 | 80 | 0.0050% |
| 2022 | #2,441 | 75 | 0.0046% |
| 2021 | #2,301 | 80 | 0.0049% |
| 2020 | #2,460 | 71 | 0.0044% |
| 2019 | #2,299 | 79 | 0.0047% |
| 2018 | #2,320 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 2017 | #2,123 | 91 | 0.0053% |
| 2016 | #2,440 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 2015 | #2,334 | 80 | 0.0045% |
| 2014 | #2,458 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2013 | #2,501 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 2012 | #2,673 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 2011 | #2,657 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 2010 | #2,444 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2009 | #2,610 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2008 | #2,225 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 2007 | #2,344 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 2006 | #2,281 | 84 | 0.0044% |
| 2005 | #2,398 | 74 | 0.0040% |
| 2004 | #1,849 | 103 | 0.0056% |
| 2003 | #1,782 | 106 | 0.0058% |
| 2002 | #1,788 | 101 | 0.0056% |
| 2001 | #1,695 | 107 | 0.0059% |
| 2000 | #1,584 | 112 | 0.0062% |
| 1999 | #1,591 | 106 | 0.0060% |
| 1998 | #1,500 | 114 | 0.0065% |
| 1997 | #1,494 | 110 | 0.0063% |
| 1996 | #1,473 | 112 | 0.0064% |
| 1995 | #1,375 | 120 | 0.0068% |
| 1994 | #1,276 | 134 | 0.0075% |
| 1993 | #1,605 | 95 | 0.0053% |
| 1992 | #1,467 | 108 | 0.0059% |
| 1991 | #1,259 | 134 | 0.0071% |
| 1990 | #1,312 | 124 | 0.0065% |
| 1989 | #1,263 | 125 | 0.0068% |
| 1988 | #1,179 | 129 | 0.0072% |
| 1987 | #1,140 | 130 | 0.0075% |
| 1986 | #1,201 | 117 | 0.0068% |
| 1985 | #1,222 | 113 | 0.0066% |
| 1984 | #1,135 | 121 | 0.0072% |
| 1983 | #1,109 | 123 | 0.0074% |
| 1982 | #1,360 | 91 | 0.0054% |
| 1981 | #1,169 | 114 | 0.0068% |
| 1980 | #1,386 | 90 | 0.0054% |
| 1979 | #1,299 | 97 | 0.0060% |
| 1978 | #1,245 | 100 | 0.0065% |
| 1977 | #1,189 | 104 | 0.0068% |
| 1976 | #1,083 | 113 | 0.0077% |
| 1975 | #1,017 | 119 | 0.0082% |
| 1974 | #1,111 | 105 | 0.0072% |
| 1973 | #1,020 | 115 | 0.0079% |
| 1972 | #961 | 127 | 0.0083% |
| 1971 | #990 | 127 | 0.0076% |
| 1970 | #769 | 187 | 0.0107% |
| 1969 | #769 | 175 | 0.0104% |
| 1968 | #698 | 194 | 0.0118% |
| 1967 | #631 | 228 | 0.0138% |
| 1966 | #554 | 292 | 0.0173% |
| 1965 | #501 | 361 | 0.0205% |
| 1964 | #495 | 389 | 0.0205% |
| 1963 | #495 | 385 | 0.0200% |
| 1962 | #447 | 461 | 0.0234% |
| 1961 | #439 | 507 | 0.0251% |
| 1960 | #430 | 518 | 0.0256% |
| 1959 | #398 | 555 | 0.0274% |
| 1958 | #369 | 610 | 0.0303% |
| 1957 | #347 | 680 | 0.0333% |
| 1956 | #343 | 654 | 0.0326% |
| 1955 | #319 | 721 | 0.0369% |
| 1954 | #300 | 789 | 0.0406% |
| 1953 | #287 | 832 | 0.0442% |
| 1952 | #278 | 841 | 0.0454% |
| 1951 | #270 | 848 | 0.0471% |
| 1950 | #250 | 904 | 0.0528% |
| 1949 | #254 | 900 | 0.0526% |
| 1948 | #247 | 915 | 0.0539% |
| 1947 | #258 | 853 | 0.0481% |
| 1946 | #252 | 800 | 0.0509% |
| 1945 | #254 | 692 | 0.0529% |
| 1944 | #236 | 762 | 0.0574% |
| 1943 | #231 | 846 | 0.0606% |
| 1942 | #236 | 813 | 0.0602% |
| 1941 | #224 | 778 | 0.0644% |
| 1940 | #220 | 757 | 0.0662% |
| 1939 | #216 | 768 | 0.0700% |
| 1938 | #209 | 826 | 0.0749% |
| 1937 | #205 | 805 | 0.0757% |
| 1936 | #209 | 792 | 0.0761% |
| 1935 | #207 | 829 | 0.0791% |
| 1934 | #188 | 933 | 0.0893% |
| 1933 | #190 | 895 | 0.0888% |
| 1932 | #182 | 1,000 | 0.0937% |
| 1931 | #157 | 1,191 | 0.1119% |
| 1930 | #159 | 1,289 | 0.1145% |
| 1929 | #155 | 1,361 | 0.1219% |
| 1928 | #147 | 1,584 | 0.1373% |
| 1927 | #143 | 1,695 | 0.1421% |
| 1926 | #137 | 1,869 | 0.1577% |
| 1925 | #132 | 2,061 | 0.1693% |
| 1924 | #125 | 2,249 | 0.1801% |
| 1923 | #115 | 2,357 | 0.1954% |
| 1922 | #106 | 2,657 | 0.2212% |
| 1921 | #98 | 2,897 | 0.2349% |
| 1920 | #93 | 3,055 | 0.2549% |
| 1919 | #96 | 2,836 | 0.2509% |
| 1918 | #86 | 3,249 | 0.2807% |
| 1917 | #78 | 3,161 | 0.2923% |
| 1916 | #78 | 3,034 | 0.2905% |
| 1915 | #85 | 2,687 | 0.2731% |
| 1914 | #84 | 2,050 | 0.2692% |
| 1913 | #78 | 1,822 | 0.2917% |
| 1912 | #79 | 1,620 | 0.2903% |
| 1911 | #87 | 1,113 | 0.2661% |
| 1910 | #84 | 1,086 | 0.2739% |
| 1909 | #81 | 1,036 | 0.2984% |
| 1908 | #88 | 913 | 0.2731% |
| 1907 | #87 | 888 | 0.2788% |
| 1906 | #89 | 791 | 0.2679% |
| 1905 | #90 | 753 | 0.2582% |
| 1904 | #94 | 684 | 0.2484% |
| 1903 | #91 | 667 | 0.2546% |
| 1902 | #90 | 695 | 0.2632% |
| 1901 | #83 | 699 | 0.2920% |
| 1900 | #86 | 786 | 0.2622% |
| 1899 | #83 | 693 | 0.2974% |
| 1898 | #79 | 800 | 0.3092% |
| 1897 | #78 | 728 | 0.3108% |
| 1896 | #78 | 725 | 0.3047% |
| 1895 | #81 | 680 | 0.2911% |
| 1894 | #83 | 624 | 0.2799% |
| 1893 | #79 | 638 | 0.2997% |
| 1892 | #91 | 535 | 0.2520% |
| 1891 | #84 | 511 | 0.2755% |
| 1890 | #96 | 442 | 0.2322% |
| 1889 | #120 | 315 | 0.1766% |
| 1888 | #141 | 235 | 0.1316% |
| 1887 | #146 | 178 | 0.1219% |
| 1886 | #181 | 125 | 0.0865% |
| 1885 | #211 | 86 | 0.0646% |
| 1884 | #184 | 95 | 0.0736% |
| 1883 | #209 | 70 | 0.0623% |
| 1882 | #239 | 52 | 0.0482% |
| 1881 | #212 | 52 | 0.0566% |
| 1880 | #224 | 48 | 0.0528% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | #4,055 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #3,825 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,793 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,005 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #4,101 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #2,927 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #2,700 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #4,033 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,023 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #3,303 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #4,710 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #4,013 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #4,569 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #4,278 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #3,578 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #3,100 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 6 | 0.0041% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Marguerite Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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