Margaret

Margaret

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

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 57 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 46 babies (rank #317 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

785

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	38	#312
1953	28	#370
1954	27	#379
1955	42	#304
1956	32	#350
1957	40	#319
1958	35	#345
1959	43	#317
1960	42	#317
1961	46	#317
1962	36	#369
1963	39	#355
1964	39	#365
1965	28	#439
1966	34	#402
1967	27	#459
1968	21	#526
1969	19	#556
1970	23	#516
1971	17	#578
1972	18	#554
1973	11	#669
1974	13	#608
1975	7	#833
1976	7	#817
1977	6	#862
1978	5	#938
1979	7	#830
1980	6	#906
1981	5	#968
1982	6	#918
1983	2	#1,385
1984	2	#1,380
1985	2	#1,413
1986	6	#968
1987	1	#1,681
1988	1	#1,708
1989	1	#1,732
1990	5	#1,103
1991	1	#1,751
1992	1	#1,766
1993	1	#1,768
1994	1	#1,766
1995	1	#1,774
1996	1	#1,765
1997	1	#1,769
1998	1	#1,772
1999	1	#1,792
2000	1	#1,786
2001	1	#1,780
2002	1	#1,753
2003	1	#1,688
2004	1	#1,679
2005	1	#1,727
2006	1	#1,695
2007	1	#1,663
2008	1	#1,628

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

#312

1953

#370

1954

#379

1955

#304

1956

#350

1957

#319

1958

#345

1959

#317

1960

#317

1961

#317

1962

#369

1963

#355

1964

#365

1965

#439

1966

#402

1967

#459

1968

#526

1969

#556

1970

#516

1971

#578

1972

#554

1973

#669

1974

#608

1975

#833

1976

#817

1977

#862

1978

#938

1979

#830

1980

#906

1981

#968

1982

#918

1983

#1,385

1984

#1,380

1985

#1,413

1986

#968

1987

#1,681

1988

#1,708

1989

#1,732

1990

#1,103

1991

#1,751

1992

#1,766

1993

#1,768

1994

#1,766

1995

#1,774

1996

#1,765

1997

#1,769

1998

#1,772

1999

#1,792

2000

#1,786

2001

#1,780

2002

#1,753

2003

#1,688

2004

#1,679

2005

#1,727

2006

#1,695

2007

#1,663

2008

#1,628

Meaning

Numerology of Margaret

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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