Margaret is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “pearl.” In 2024 it was given to 2,303 girls in the United States.
Margaret belongs to the Greek and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “pearl” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Margaret first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3 in 1891, and in 2024 2,303 babies received the name — 1,262,307 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Margaret means “pearl” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Margaret is a girl name. In 2024, 2,303 babies received the name in the US.
Margaret comes from the Greek and English & American tradition.
Margaret first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #3 in 1891, and 2,303 babies were given the name in 2024.
Margaret is pronounced /ˈmɑːɡɹɪt/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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