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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 105 babies (rank #424 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,638

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

105

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
1996	89	#378
1997	79	#403
1998	93	#360
1999	58	#504
2000	72	#435
2001	87	#374
2002	71	#448
2003	51	#582
2004	72	#479
2005	81	#457
2006	67	#543
2007	65	#561
2008	79	#497
2009	88	#470
2010	80	#510
2011	74	#558
2012	79	#539
2013	77	#544
2014	83	#513
2015	88	#495
2016	105	#424