Marguerite
Girl nameMarguerite has been given to 94,123 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.
Meaning & origin /ˌmɑː(ɹ)ɡəˈɹiːt/
Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s. Doublet of Margaret, ultimately from the Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).
Origin: French
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
94,123
Peak year
1918 (3,254 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -11%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Marguerite
Marguerite Yourcenar
French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
Margaret of Valois
Queen of France and Navarre until 1599 (1553-1615).
Margaret of Valois-Angoulême
Queen consort of Navarre (1492–1549)
Margaret of Anjou
15th-century English royal consort (1430-1482)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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