Margaret

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages.

From Wikipedia

Margaret first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 1,112 babies (rank #3 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Margaret

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Margaret yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,333

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,112

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Little Women: Marmee — the March mother
In The Crown: Princess Margaret

Famous people named Margaret

Margaret Thatcherresearch scientist · b. 1925
Margaret Atwoodscience fiction writer · b. 1939
Margaret Mitchellprose writer · b. 1900
Margaret Meadanthropologist · b. 1901
Margaret I of Denmarkqueen regnant · b. 1353

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	1,112	#3
1953	961	#4
1954	899	#3
1955	865	#4
1956	783	#5
1957	795	#6
1958	596	#9
1959	581	#11
1960	740	#15
1961	707	#20
1962	643	#22
1963	561	#23
1964	478	#24
1965	470	#23
1966	356	#32
1967	341	#37
1968	279	#47
1969	245	#55
1970	215	#64
1971	201	#72
1972	151	#84
1973	141	#80
1974	130	#86
1975	38	#116
1977	36	#113
2015	4	#379
2016	2	#718
2017	3	#501