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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 176 babies (rank #193 that year). In 2024 it was given to 108 girls (rank #279). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

4,320

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

176

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

Names ranked near Margaret in 2024

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	176	#193
1992	144	#228
1993	163	#195
1994	144	#195
1995	170	#196
1996	162	#196
1997	153	#200
1998	148	#202
1999	129	#227
2000	123	#232
2001	151	#196
2002	140	#196
2003	113	#258
2004	101	#287
2005	113	#262
2006	112	#270
2007	110	#293
2008	101	#326
2009	111	#307
2010	100	#325
2011	91	#358
2012	117	#282
2013	106	#308
2014	128	#254
2015	101	#336
2016	138	#227
2017	129	#241
2018	116	#278
2019	114	#280
2020	141	#200
2021	113	#279
2022	136	#206
2023	118	#236
2024	108	#279