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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 28,468 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,303 girls (rank #119). 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.

1,266,052

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

28,468

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	1,578	#6
1881	1,658	#5
1882	1,821	#6
1883	1,881	#6
1884	2,142	#6
1885	2,204	#5
1886	2,275	#6
1887	2,419	#5
1888	2,904	#5
1889	2,917	#4
1890	3,100	#4
1891	3,065	#3
1892	3,435	#4
1893	3,565	#4
1894	3,700	#3
1895	3,931	#4
1896	4,050	#4
1897	4,146	#4
1898	4,696	#4
1899	4,249	#4
1900	5,304	#4
1901	4,424	#4
1902	5,011	#4
1903	5,045	#4
1904	5,302	#4
1905	5,690	#3
1906	6,096	#3
1907	6,713	#3
1908	6,976	#3
1909	7,358	#3
1910	8,226	#3
1911	9,279	#3
1912	12,536	#4
1913	14,486	#4
1914	17,763	#4
1915	23,054	#4
1916	24,953	#4
1917	25,560	#4
1918	27,139	#4
1919	26,238	#4
1920	27,994	#4
1921	28,468	#4
1922	26,862	#4
1923	26,135	#4
1924	26,546	#5
1925	24,462	#5
1926	23,073	#5
1927	21,964	#5
1928	20,295	#5
1929	19,211	#5
1930	18,351	#5
1931	17,332	#7
1932	16,556	#7
1933	15,240	#7
1934	15,145	#8
1935	14,727	#8
1936	14,596	#9
1937	15,143	#10
1938	15,330	#9
1939	14,951	#10
1940	15,062	#11
1941	15,695	#12
1942	16,548	#14
1943	17,153	#14
1944	16,320	#14
1945	15,685	#15
1946	18,135	#17
1947	20,102	#16
1948	18,873	#13
1949	19,452	#14
1950	18,110	#15
1951	17,692	#17
1952	17,101	#21
1953	16,196	#20
1954	15,226	#21
1955	14,440	#24
1956	13,914	#25
1957	13,013	#29
1958	12,314	#31
1959	11,577	#36
1960	11,362	#36
1961	10,560	#40
1962	10,073	#43
1963	9,308	#46
1964	9,100	#49
1965	7,796	#52
1966	6,961	#55
1967	6,226	#58
1968	5,440	#63
1969	5,043	#73
1970	4,704	#80
1971	4,001	#86
1972	3,286	#95
1973	3,167	#94
1974	3,087	#95
1975	2,950	#98
1976	2,666	#103
1977	2,624	#111
1978	2,629	#110
1979	2,832	#108
1980	2,861	#105
1981	2,791	#107
1982	2,997	#97
1983	2,944	#92
1984	3,034	#92
1985	3,071	#90
1986	3,085	#89
1987	3,146	#90
1988	3,138	#93
1989	3,285	#97
1990	3,372	#102
1991	3,195	#108
1992	3,242	#102
1993	3,168	#102
1994	3,105	#106
1995	3,221	#104
1996	3,103	#105
1997	2,967	#110
1998	2,962	#114
1999	2,958	#110
2000	3,122	#110
2001	2,896	#118
2002	2,678	#129
2003	2,625	#128
2004	2,436	#133
2005	2,312	#151
2006	2,188	#160
2007	2,027	#173
2008	1,864	#178
2009	1,767	#188
2010	1,701	#182
2011	1,699	#186
2012	1,780	#176
2013	1,774	#180
2014	1,951	#169
2015	2,110	#155
2016	2,216	#139
2017	2,255	#132
2018	2,334	#127
2019	2,214	#127
2020	2,195	#126
2021	2,242	#125
2022	2,197	#127
2023	2,083	#132
2024	2,303	#119